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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Island Shoals. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Island Shoals to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Island Shoals, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Island Shoals (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Island Shoals. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Island Shoals ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Island Shoals: Island Shls.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Island Shoals is historic, it would have been located within present day Henry County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Newton, Rockdale & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Island Shoals. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Shoals:
- Henry County (The home county of Island Shoals)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Highland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Oakwood Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Fincherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flovilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Rex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovejoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Conley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkshire Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Forest Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Klondike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pine Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Lithonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- East Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinehurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Redan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Panthersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Belvedere Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Glenwood Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Gresham Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Inman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woolsey Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Blakely Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Harp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Doral Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Blair Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Thomasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Plunket Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Norris Lake Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Loganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Snellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stonemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Mountain Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Grayson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Calvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones County
- Round Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Goggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Milner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Box Ankle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Braswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Porterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Salem Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salem Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Dixie Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Mansfield Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- East Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Conyers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Lakeview Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Zingara
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- East Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Sunny Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Experiment
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Social Circle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Youth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island Shoals, see our County-by-County Page for Island Shoals.
Cemeteries Near Island Shoals ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Shoals.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Island Shoals - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island Shoals covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snapping Shoals Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Messer - Knowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fincher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Biggers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Island Shoals itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island Shoals, with the one closest to Island Shoals listed first.
- Worthville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Peeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Starrsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Jenkinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Almon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flovilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Island Shoals. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Shoals.
Newspapers Published in Island Shoals ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Shoals.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Shoals, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island Shoals.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Island Shoals:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Island Shoals, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island Shoals) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |