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 McMichael 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 McMichael 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 McMichael 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McMichael Crossroads: McMichael 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 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.
McMichael Crossroads is located in Butts 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 Butts County: Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near McMichael Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McMichael Crossroads:
- Butts County (The home county of McMichael Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fincherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Flovilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Lovejoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bonanza
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Rex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkshire Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Clayton Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Klondike
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pine Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Lithonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stonecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- East Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Redan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Woolsey Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Keyland Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Blakely Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Winterthur Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Gwinnett County
- Norris Lake Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blacksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Highland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Round Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Goggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Milner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Box Ankle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smarr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bolingbroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Morgan County
- Rutledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Salem Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Newton Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Salem Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Newborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Essex Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- East Wood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Williamson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Conyers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Milstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Lakeview Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Zingara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- East Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Experiment
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Esmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Yatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- The Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Social Circle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McMichael Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for McMichael Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near McMichael Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McMichael 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 McMichael Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McMichael Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Cedar Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McMichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Etheredge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stark UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Messer - Knowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough - Hord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Gunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- China Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 McMichael Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McMichael Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McMichael Crossroads, with the one closest to McMichael Crossroads listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Peeksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Worthville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Jenkinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Flovilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Towaliga ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Towaliga is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaliga
- Stewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blount is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McMichael Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around McMichael Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in McMichael 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around McMichael Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McMichael Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McMichael Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 McMichael Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Butts County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Upson County
- Walton 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' (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- McMichael Crossroads) 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 McMichael Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |