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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Marcus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Marcus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Marcus, 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 Marcus (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 Marcus. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Marcus is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Marcus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marcus:
- Jackson County (The home county of Marcus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Braselton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoschton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pendergrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Dry Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Attica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Nicholson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Statham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Lexington Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Chamberlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Winterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Dawson County
- Lumpkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Chestatee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Johns Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ocee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Dacula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Rest Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grayson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Suwanee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Regency Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Raoul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Klondike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Chestnut Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Blackshear Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flowery Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Rainbow Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Westside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Woodbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Lumpkin County
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Planter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Hull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ila
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danielsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Braswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Bogart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- North High Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Spartan Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- High Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Rockdale County
- Zingara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Campton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Between
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Split Silk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Good Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Youth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Whitney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Jersey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Social Circle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marcus, see our County-by-County Page for Marcus.
Cemeteries Near Marcus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marcus.
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 Marcus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marcus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dosters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Family Cemetery
- The Hill Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- William E. Hill Family Cemetery
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxie Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maynard Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Family Cemetery
- The Maynard Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethabra Church Cemetery
- Austen Fulcher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Marcus itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marcus, with the one closest to Marcus listed first.
- Hoschton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Clarksboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Dry Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Apple Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chestnut Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Constantine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marcus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marcus.
Newspapers Published in Marcus ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marcus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marcus, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marcus.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marcus:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Rockdale County
- Walton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Marcus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Marcus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |