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 New Georgia (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 New Georgia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
New Georgia is located in Paulding 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 Paulding County: Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near New Georgia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Georgia:
- Paulding County (The home county of New Georgia)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Indian Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hanlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Braswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Bartow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Euharlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allatoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Indian Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Cartersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Rodgers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Driskolls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Jake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Jonesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowers Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Gibson Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Payne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Motes Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Kingridge West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Skyridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Kings Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Coxs Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Windermere Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Austell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Blue Ridge Manor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Furniture City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Mableton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gordon Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Calumet Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Sargent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newnan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Villa Rica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Douglasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Lakeland Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Lithia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tyree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Blair Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Brice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Wax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Silver Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Lindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Rivertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- South Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Chattahoochee Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Corn Creek Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Pontevedra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Tell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Carlton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adams Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Park
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Morgan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Felton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Budapest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Rockmart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aragon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Muscadine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Georgia, see our County-by-County Page for New Georgia.
Cemeteries Near New Georgia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Georgia.
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 New Georgia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Georgia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Pine Log Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Melrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Star of Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Villa Rica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 New Georgia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Georgia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Georgia, with the one closest to New Georgia listed first.
- Rollins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Villa Rica
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Pumpkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Draketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Draketown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McPherson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McPherson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Remus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Remus is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Georgia. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Georgia.
Newspapers Published in New Georgia ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Georgia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Georgia, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Georgia.
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 New Georgia:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cleburne 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 New Georgia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Georgia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |