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 Jewelville (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 Jewelville. 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 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.
Jewelville is located in Banks 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 Banks County: Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison & Stephens.
Below are the counties that are near Jewelville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jewelville:
- Banks County (The home county of Jewelville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrow County
- Statham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Lexington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Bowman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Cromers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Franklin Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Canon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lavonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Royston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gumlog
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Demorest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Gillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Surf Side Club Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Brookton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Hargrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- New Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Bowersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Maretts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Nicholson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Braselton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Grace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Madison Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Danielsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Hull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Comer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Bogart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Eastanollee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Leo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Yonah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Helen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Fair Play
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Oakway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jewelville, see our County-by-County Page for Jewelville.
Cemeteries Near Jewelville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jewelville.
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 Jewelville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jewelville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Wilmot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nails Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mason / Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weebs Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (526 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Jewelville had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jewelville, with the one closest to Jewelville listed first.
- Arp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
- Erastus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Carnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cromers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Fort Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jewelville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jewelville.
Newspapers Published in Jewelville ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jewelville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jewelville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jewelville.
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 helpful 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 Jewelville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Banks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- White County
- Oconee 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 Jewelville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jewelville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |