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 Joel (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 Joel. 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.
Joel is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Joel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joel:
- Carroll County (The home county of Joel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Tyus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Roopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Bowdon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Temple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Sargent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Hannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Waco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Budapest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Morgan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Buchanan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Ephesus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Roosterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Centralhatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- O'Neals Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Sunny Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Asta Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sassafrass Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Choccolocco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Doublehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Standing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Stroud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Abanda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cragford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Ranburne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Micaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Muscadine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Heflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Abel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Morrison Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- High Shoals
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Wedowee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Milner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Rock Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joel, see our County-by-County Page for Joel.
Cemeteries Near Joel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joel.
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 Joel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buchanan Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Veal Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tyus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- First Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowdon Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Joel had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joel, with the one closest to Joel listed first.
- Victory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Bowdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Roopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Rockalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Burwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burwell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Glenloch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Hightower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Lofty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lofty is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Waldrep
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joel.
Newspapers Published in Joel ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joel, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Joel:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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 Joel, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |