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 Marion (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 Marion. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Marion is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Marion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marion:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Marion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Tickanetley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Northcutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Yukon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Cherry Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Santaluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Whitestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Bartow County
- Funkhouser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Ball Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Worley Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Salacoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Free Home
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Waleska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Dawsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Margret
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Craytonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Greens Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Mineral Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Cutcane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Epworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- McCaysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Oakman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Murrayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sardis Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Whelchel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Clermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- The Bluffs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Brookton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Hargrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Summer Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Grace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Carters
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Big Canoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marble Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talking Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cagle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Hinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Talmadge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Towns County
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Suches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Owltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Blairsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Choestoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yonah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Robertstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Helen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Culberson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Burger Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Clay County (NC)
- Pine Log Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Copperhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Ducktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marion, see our County-by-County Page for Marion.
Cemeteries Near Marion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marion.
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 Marion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Tickanetley Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jesus Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- River Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Marion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marion, with the one closest to Marion listed first.
- Tickanetley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Amicalola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
- Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Cartecay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Juno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Jay ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jay is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Gaddistown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaddistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
- White Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherry Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Suches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marion.
Newspapers Published in Marion ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marion, 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 Marion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Marion:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Gordon County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Polk 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 Marion, 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- Marion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |