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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 Mahailey Crossroads (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 Mahailey Crossroads. 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 Mahailey Crossroads ...
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 Mahailey Crossroads: Mahailey Xrds.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Mahailey Crossroads is located in Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Mahailey Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mahailey Crossroads:
- Heard County (The home county of Mahailey Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Yates Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Centralhatchee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- O'Neals Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Houston
(14 miles [22.5 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Tyus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Sargent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Grantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Hannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Waco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Budapest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Tabernacle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Brays Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Sunny Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Abbottsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Asta Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Hogansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Rockwell Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- West Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- LaGrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Doublehead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Abanda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Cragford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Motley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Haynes Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Ranburne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hollis Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Muscadine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Fruithurst
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Heflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Corbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Rock Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Truett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mahailey Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Mahailey Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Mahailey Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mahailey Crossroads.
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 Mahailey Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mahailey Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zachry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Noles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mahailey Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mahailey Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mahailey Crossroads, with the one closest to Mahailey Crossroads listed first.
- Rockalo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Frolona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Simpson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Waldrep
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Omaha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Texas is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenloch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Roopville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Joel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Potash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potash is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mahailey Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mahailey Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Mahailey Crossroads ...
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 Mahailey Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mahailey Crossroads, 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 Mahailey Crossroads.
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 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 Mahailey Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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> | 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 Mahailey Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mahailey Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |