Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Jake (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 Jake. 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.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Jake is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Jake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jake:
- Carroll County (The home county of Jake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Mount Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Bowdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Temple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roopville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roopville
- Roopville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roopville <1>
- Driskolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Driskolls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Hart Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Bowers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Sargent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Sargent is located in Coweta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <1>
- Newnan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Villa Rica
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tyree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Hannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Ephesus Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ephesus Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Springwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Rico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rivertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rivertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Budapest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Buchanan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Felton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Ephesus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Yates Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Centralhatchee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Hanlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Home Place Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Braswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrister have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Esom Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Rockmart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
- Rockmart is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <1>
- Aragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Dailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Choccolocco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Nances Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <1>
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- De Armanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort McClellan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Spring Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Rock Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Clay County (AL)
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Muscadine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Ranburne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Ai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Fruithurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Level. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Micaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Micaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Heflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grantley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Borden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Sewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Morrison Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Milner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Wedowee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Christiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Christiana is located in Randolph County (AL)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jake, see our County-by-County Page for Jake.
Cemeteries Near Jake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jake.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Five Points Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Points Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Points Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Camp Ground Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kansas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pinetucky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinetucky Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinetucky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethlehem Newlife Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Waco Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Jake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jake, with the one closest to Jake listed first.
- Mount Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Burwell is located in Carroll County
- Mandeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plowshare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tallapoosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
- Hooper is located in Haralson County
- Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Muscadine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Abernathy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Abernathy is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jake.
Newspapers Published in Jake ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jake, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jake:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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. |
<5> | 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- Jake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6521, Longitude: -85.2274 In this case, the coordinates for Jake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Jake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |