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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 Odis Crossroads (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 Odis Crossroads. 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.
Name Variations for Odis Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Odis Crossroads: Odis Xrds.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Odis Crossroads is located in Banks 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 Banks County: Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison & Stephens.
Below are the counties that are near Odis Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Odis Crossroads:
- Banks County (The home county of Odis Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Bowman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Plainview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Cromers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Canon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lavonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gumlog
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Demorest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Gillsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Brookton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hargrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Rainbow Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- New Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Bowersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Maretts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Hartwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Crawfords Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Nicholson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Talmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Braselton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Grace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Planter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Danielsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lakemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Eastanollee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Toccoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Leo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Yonah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Helen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Price ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Townville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Fair Play
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Battle Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Oakway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Odis Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Odis Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Odis Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odis Crossroads.
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 Odis Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Odis Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Nails Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason / Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Sunshine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Odis Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Odis Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Odis Crossroads, with the one closest to Odis Crossroads listed first.
- Jewelville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Arp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Carnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erastus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Mount Airy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Odis Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odis Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Odis Crossroads ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odis Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Odis Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Odis Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Odis Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Banks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- White County
- Anderson County
- Oconee 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 Odis Crossroads, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Odis Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |