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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jay, 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 Jay (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 Jay. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Jay is historic, it would have been located within present day Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County: Dawson, Fannin, Hall, Towns, Union & White.
Below are the counties that are near Jay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jay:
- Lumpkin County (The home county of Jay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Dahlonega
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Willow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Grace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Ophir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Ball Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Worley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Margret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craytonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Hemp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Greens Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Mineral Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Tickanetley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Cherry Log
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- East Ellijay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Santaluca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Ellijay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Rest Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Raoul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Demorest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Murrayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Whelchel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Land ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Sardis Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- The Bluffs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Brookton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Hargrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Summer Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- White Sands
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Big Canoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Talking Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Suches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Choestoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Owltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Yonah
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Helen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robertstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Nacoochee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- Culberson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Clay County (NC)
- Pine Log Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jay, see our County-by-County Page for Jay.
Cemeteries Near Jay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jay.
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 Jay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nimblewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria Church of Almighty God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spriggs Summerour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flats Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- High Shoals Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woody Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant #2 Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cavender Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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.
Jay 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 Jay, with the one closest to Jay listed first.
- Dahlonega
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Porter Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Juno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaddistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gaddistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
- Suches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Landrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Willow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Amicalola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jay.
Newspapers Published in Jay ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jay, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jay.
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 Jay:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lumpkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay 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 Jay, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jay) 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. |