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 Jarrett (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 Jarrett. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Jarrett is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Jarrett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jarrett:
- Hall County (The home county of Jarrett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- White Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Klondike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gainesville Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Gillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Westside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackshear Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Statham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Lexington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Lumpkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Chestatee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cromers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Carnesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Parhams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Fulton County
- Ocee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Rest Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Oak Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Suwanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Raoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Talmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Braselton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hoschton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Planter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Ila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Danielsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Bogart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Spartan Lane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Stephens County
- Carnes Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Campton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Mount Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Split Silk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Leo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Nacoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jarrett, see our County-by-County Page for Jarrett.
Cemeteries Near Jarrett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jarrett.
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 Jarrett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jarrett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Harmony Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Harmony Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pond Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Candler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talmo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Dunagans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jarrett had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jarrett, with the one closest to Jarrett listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Constantine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Candler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- White Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pendergrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gillsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hoschton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jarrett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jarrett.
Newspapers Published in Jarrett ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jarrett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jarrett, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jarrett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Jarrett:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Stephens County
- Walton County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 Jarrett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jarrett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |