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 Northcutt (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 Northcutt. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Northcutt is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Northcutt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northcutt:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Northcutt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- White Path
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Santaluca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- East Ellijay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Log
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Yukon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tickanetley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Tails Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Whitestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Worley Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Salacoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Ball Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Waleska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson County
- Dawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Chestnut Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Mineral Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Margret
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Fry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Craytonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Cutcane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Oakman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Soapstick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Sonoraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Resaca Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Dahlonega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Willow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Carters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Eton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wells ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Crandall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chatsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Tennga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Talking Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Big Canoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ludville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Marble Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Cagle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Talmadge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Nelson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Suches
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Hood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Ruralvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Union Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Hothouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Burger Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Culberson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Postell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Vests
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Bradley County (TN)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Copperhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Chable ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Ball Play
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Archville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Oldfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northcutt, see our County-by-County Page for Northcutt.
Cemeteries Near Northcutt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northcutt.
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 Northcutt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northcutt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- Northcutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turniptown Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrett Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Ellijay.
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elijay Depot Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154784 <2>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellijay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Ellijay City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Flat Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Northcutt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northcutt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northcutt, with the one closest to Northcutt listed first.
- White Path
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Ellijay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Santaluca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Cartecay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Mountaintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Tickanetley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Tails Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Talona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talona is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
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- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northcutt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northcutt.
Newspapers Published in Northcutt ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northcutt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northcutt, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northcutt.
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 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 Northcutt:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Gordon County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Bradley County
- Polk 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 Northcutt, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northcutt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |