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 Melody (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 Melody. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Melody is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Melody. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Melody:
- Newton County (The home county of Melody)
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Hub Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Essex Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Mansfield Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Porterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Statham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Fincherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flovilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Rex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Pine Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Klondike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lithonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonecrest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Bermuda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Redan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Pine Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Belvedere Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Greene County
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Loganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Twin Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Snellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Robin Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Broxton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Mountain Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Dacula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Highland Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Calvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Shady Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bostwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Marshall Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Watkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Spartan Lane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Eatonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Milstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zingara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Social Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Split Silk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Nicholasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Campton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Melody, see our County-by-County Page for Melody.
Cemeteries Near Melody ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Melody.
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 Melody - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Melody covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Middlebrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Echols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Starrsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- Circle View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle View Cemetery
- The Circle View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memorial Cemetery
- Social Circle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33277 <2>
- Bethel Bara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Melody in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Melody.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Melody, with the one closest to Melody listed first.
- Alcovy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Starrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Social Circle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jersey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Almon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Farrar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Melody. See our List of 1890's Communities around Melody.
Newspapers Published in Melody ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Melody.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Melody, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Melody.
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 Melody:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clarke County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale 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> | 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 Melody, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melody) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |