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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 Lone Oak (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 Lone Oak. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Lone Oak is located in Meriwether 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 Meriwether County: Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup & Upson.

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

  • Meriwether County     (The home county of Lone Oak)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Bowers Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
    • Whitesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Roopville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tyus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Grantville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bexton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Smith City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Moreland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Newnan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Smokey Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • Haralson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Newnan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Sharpsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Senoia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Hannah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Tyree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Foreston Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Peachtree City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Brooks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
    • Tyrone Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
    • Tyrone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harp
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McIntosh Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Woolsey Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woolsey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Fulton County
  • Harris County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Centralhatchee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Glenn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • O'Neals Crossroad
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Frolona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roosterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Yates Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
    • Ephesus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike County
  • Spalding County
  • Talbot County
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak listed first.
    • Hogansville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mountville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Louise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Asta Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Brays Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Whitfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Graysons Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Sunny Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • LaGrange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockwell Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Upson County
  • Chambers County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Lone Oak ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Oak.

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 Lone Oak - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Oak, with the one closest to Lone Oak 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lone Oak had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lone Oak had a population of 89 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Lone Oak ...

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 Lone Oak.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Oak, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Oak.

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 Lone Oak:

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>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.
<3>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lone Oak and Luthersville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Oak) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Lone Oak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.