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 Maplewood Square (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 Maplewood Square. 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 Maplewood Square ...
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.
Another variation: Maple Wood Square.
- A typical abbreviation for Maplewood Square: Maplewood Sq. (or less commonly used: Maplewood Sqr.)
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 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.
Maplewood Square is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Maplewood Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maplewood Square:
- Floyd County (The home county of Maplewood Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerville Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Mount Berry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Bass Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robealou Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Euharlee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Rodgers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Cartersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Acworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Mitchell Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sonoraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Hill City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Braswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Seney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockmart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Martindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Villanow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Bronco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Lawrence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- New Moon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Tecumseh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Broomtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Gaylesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maplewood Square, see our County-by-County Page for Maplewood Square.
Cemeteries Near Maplewood Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood Square.
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 Maplewood Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maplewood Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hasty Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Seventh Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Floyd Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floyd Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Rome.
- The Floyd Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Floyd Memory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33974 <2>
- Reece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Hume Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shadyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Berwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Berry College Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Bend Road 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.<4>
While we didn't find Maplewood Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maplewood Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maplewood Square, with the one closest to Maplewood Square listed first.
- North Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Atlanta Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Lindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Bass Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chulio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chulio is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
- Eves ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maplewood Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood Square.
Newspapers Published in Maplewood Square ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplewood Square, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplewood Square.
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 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 Maplewood Square:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne 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> | 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- Maplewood Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maplewood Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |