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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Jones Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jones Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jones Mill, 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 Jones Mill (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 Jones Mill. 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.

Name Variations for Jones Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jones Mill: Jones Ml. (or less commonly used: Jones Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Jones Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Jones Mill may originally have been Jone's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Mill might be written as Jone Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Mill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Jones Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.

Below are the counties that are near Jones Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Mill:

  • Gilmer County     (The home county of Jones Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Santaluca
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • White Path
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Cherry Log
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Northcutt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • Ellijay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Ellijay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rolston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Yukon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Tails Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
    • Tickanetley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • Whitestone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Funkhouser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Worley Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
    • Salacoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Ball Ground
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dawson County
    • Dawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Chestnut Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Blue Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greens Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Epworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pierceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pierceville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Mineral Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Morganton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McCaysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fry is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Pantertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pantertown is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
    • Craytonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Oakman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Soapstick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • New Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Sonoraville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Carters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Chatsworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Crandall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Eton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ball Ground
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Cisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple Grove is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
    • Sumac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sumac is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
    • Gregory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
    • Tennga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Talking Rock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ludville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Big Canoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jerusalem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Marble Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Tate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cagle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
    • Talmadge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Nelson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
    • Bethlehem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Suches
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Canal Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Canal Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
    • Blairsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Owltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Ruralvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
    • Union Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
    • Plainview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Plainview is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
    • Crown Mill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Dalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <3>
    • Waring
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Waring is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
  • Cherokee County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Burger Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
    • Hothouse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Culberson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
    • Postell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Pleasant Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Vests
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
    • Hiwassee Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
  • Bradley County (TN)
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
  • Polk County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Copperhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Belltown Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
    • Ducktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Chanceytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
    • Chable ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
    • Ball Play
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
    • Rymers ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
    • Archville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
    • Oldfort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
    • Parksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
    • Ocoee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Mill.

Cemeteries Near Jones Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Mill.

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 Jones Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.

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.

While we didn't find Jones Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.

  • Santaluca
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
  • White Path
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • White Path is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
    • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
  • Flat Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
  • Cherry Log
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ellijay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mountaintown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
  • Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roy is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Blue Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cartecay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
  • Pisgah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Tails Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
  • Talona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Talona is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tickanetley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Curtis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Mill.

Newspapers Published in Jones Mill ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Jones Mill:

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 Jones Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.