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 Lewis Corner (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 Lewis Corner. 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 Lewis Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lewis Corner: Lewis Cor. (or less commonly used: Lewis Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lewis Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lewis Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lewis Corner is located in Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Lewis Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewis Corner:
- Gordon County (The home county of Lewis Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Sonoraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Igo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Oakman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Adairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rydal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Country Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Kingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Catoosa County
- Catoosa Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Trion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Salacoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Buffington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Hermitage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Armuchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Mount Berry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Tails Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Whitestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Rolston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Santaluca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Cherry Log
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Ball Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Chatsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Ludville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Talking Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Union Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Face
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Ruralvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Tunnel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewis Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lewis Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lewis Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewis Corner.
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 Lewis Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewis Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Gaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Echota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McEntire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Chandler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Lewis Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lewis Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewis Corner, with the one closest to Lewis Corner listed first.
- Redbud
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Cash
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Crane Eater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Sonoraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Ranger
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Decora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decora is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
- Buff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Igo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Colima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colima is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fidelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fidelle is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- McDaniels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewis Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewis Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lewis Corner ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewis Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewis Corner, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewis Corner.
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 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 Lewis Corner:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Lewis Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |