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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 Old Dempsey Ferry (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 Old Dempsey Ferry. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Old Dempsey Ferry is located in Butts 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 Butts County: Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton & Spalding.

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

  • Butts County     (The home county of Old Dempsey Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Fincherville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
    • Flovilla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Lovejoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rex
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonanza
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Jonesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Klondike
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Klondike is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Pine Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
    • Lithonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonecrest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
    • East Glen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Glen is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
  • Gwinnett County
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • McDonough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blacksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • Whitehouse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Highland Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Oakwood Manor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stockbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockbridge North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Calvin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Monticello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shady Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Round Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Wayside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Bradley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Ethridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
    • Fortville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Goggins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
    • Milner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Box Ankle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
    • Juliette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Forsyth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Smarr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bolingbroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Mansfield Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Mansfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Newborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dixie is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Newton Woods
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Covington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Salem Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • East Wood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Hub Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
    • Salem Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
  • Pike County
    • Williamson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Eatonton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hallwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Milstead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Conyers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Zingara is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Orchard Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Griffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
    • Experiment
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Griffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Side
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Esmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Dempsey Ferry, with the one closest to Old Dempsey Ferry listed first.
    • Social Circle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jersey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Whitney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Youth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Youth is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth

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

Cemeteries Near Old Dempsey Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Dempsey Ferry.

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 Old Dempsey Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maddox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leverette Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stark UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kitchen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Etheredge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Old Dempsey Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Dempsey Ferry.

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

  • Stark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Stark is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Worthville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worthville is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Stewart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stewart is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flovilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Indian Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Cork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cork is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Peeksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Peeksville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
  • Minneta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Minneta is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneta
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Monticello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Elgin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin

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

Newspapers Published in Old Dempsey Ferry ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Dempsey Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Dempsey Ferry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Dempsey Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Dempsey Ferry:

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 Old Dempsey Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Dempsey Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.