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 Minneta (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 Minneta. 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.
Minneta is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Butts, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Newton & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Minneta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minneta:
- Jasper County (The home county of Minneta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Meriwether
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Cross Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Payne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Flovilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fincherville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Round Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Ethridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Fortville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Gray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haddock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Pitts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Belvedere Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Goggins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Liberty Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Juliette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Forsyth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Newborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Porterdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Essex Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Eatonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hallwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Oconee Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Griffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Social Circle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minneta, see our County-by-County Page for Minneta.
Cemeteries Near Minneta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minneta.
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 Minneta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minneta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- South View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monticello Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monticello Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- Talmadge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Minneta had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minneta, with the one closest to Minneta listed first.
- Monticello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adgateville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adgateville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adgateville
- Former name for Adgateville:
- Adgateville
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Cork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cork is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Flovilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Machen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Shady Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aikenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Indian Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Stanfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minneta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minneta.
Newspapers Published in Minneta ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minneta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minneta, 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 Minneta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Minneta:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Putnam County
- Spalding 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> | 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 Minneta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Minneta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |