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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Murchisons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Murchisons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Murchisons, 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 Murchisons (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 Murchisons. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Murchisons is historic, it would have been located within present day Bartow County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Murchisons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murchisons:

  • Bartow County     (The home county of Murchisons)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Kingston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ligon ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
    • Country Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
    • Euharlee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cassville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Adairsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodgers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodgers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
    • Taylorsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Shellman ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
      • Shellman is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
    • Stilesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stilesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Cartersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Chattooga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
    • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taliaferro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
      • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
    • Lyerly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyerly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
      • Lyerly is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <2>
    • Berryton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
      • Berryton is located in Chattooga County
    • Pennville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Chattooga County
    • Summerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chattoogaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chattoogaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
      • Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
    • Trion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
      • Trion is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <2>
    • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euthtilloga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
      • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Payne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
    • Allatoona Pass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
      • Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
    • Salacoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salacoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Gibson Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Waleska
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tyson Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyson Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Motes Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motes Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Kingridge West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingridge West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breeze Hill Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Acworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan Trace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mars Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
    • Mitchell Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Calumet Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Shiloh West
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Kennesaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
      • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <2>
    • Macland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
      • Macland is located in Cobb County
    • Noonday
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Bass Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
    • Hermitage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
    • Shannon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
      • Wax is located in Floyd County
    • Rome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Lindale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
    • Atlanta Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
      • Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Mount Berry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Berry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Berry
      • Mount Berry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Berry <2>
    • Rosemont Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosemont Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
      • Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Plainville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Gordon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
    • Farmville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Gordon County
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Calhoun
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sonoraville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonoraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • New Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
    • Sugar Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
      • Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Valley <2>
    • Damascus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
      • Damascus is located in Gordon County
    • Fairmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Resaca Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resaca Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
      • Resaca is located in Gordon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Resaca <2>
    • Hill City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
  • Haralson County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Braswell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Braswell is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Hanlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Forrister
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrister have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Country Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Dallas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Dallas is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Home Place Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Place Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hiram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Hiram is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <2>
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Talmadge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Jerusalem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
    • Hinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Seney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Aragon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rockmart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
      • Rockmart is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <2>
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Cedartown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Etna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
    • Esom Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Furnace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
      • Furnace is located in Walker County
    • Villanow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
      • Villanow is located in Walker County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
    • Martindale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Martindale is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Cherokee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.
    • Grantville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
      • Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Kirk's Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
      • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Tecumseh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Lawrence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Starkville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
      • Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Berry Springs ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
      • Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Broomtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
      • Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Grover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
    • Howells Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
      • Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Howells Cross Roads
    • New Moon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Moon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
      • New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murchisons, see our County-by-County Page for Murchisons.

Cemeteries Near Murchisons ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murchisons.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murchisons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.

  • Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eves Place Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eves Place Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eves Place Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wooley Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizpah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adams - Snowden Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams - Snowden Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams - Snowden Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gore Spring AME Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Spring AME Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Spring AME Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kerce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reynolds Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Confederate Cemetery in Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery in Kingston
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery in Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (484 more) ...
    • Kingston City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spring Bank Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Bank Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barnsley UMC Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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.

Murchisons itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Murchisons, with the one closest to Murchisons listed first.

  • Eves ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
    • Eves is located in Bartow County
  • Wilkins ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Wilkins is located in Floyd County
  • Bass Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
    • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Kingston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Etowah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Etowah is located in Floyd County
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Dykes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Dykes is located in Floyd County
  • Halls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Halls is located in Bartow County
  • Freemans ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
    • Freemans is located in Floyd County
  • Hermitage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermitage. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
  • Chulio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chulio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
    • Chulio is located in Floyd County
  • Nannie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nannie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
    • Nannie is located in Floyd County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Euharlee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shannon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Rome
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
      • North Rome is located in Floyd County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murchisons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murchisons.

Newspapers Published in Murchisons ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murchisons.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murchisons, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murchisons.

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 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 Murchisons:

The official website for Bartow County: www.bartowga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Murchisons, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Murchisons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Murchisons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2426, Longitude: -85.0144       In this case, the coordinates for Murchisons have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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