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 Osborn (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 Osborn. 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 Osborn ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Osborne.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Osborn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Osborn.
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 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.
Osborn is located in Towns 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 Towns County: Habersham, Rabun, Union, White & Clay (NC).
Below are the counties that are near Osborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osborn:
- Towns County (The home county of Osborn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Hiawassee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tate City is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Craytonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Hemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Margret
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Cutcane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Turnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Tugaloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Demorest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cornelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hall County
- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Grace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Germany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Germany is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Tiger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dillard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lakemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tallulah Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens County
- Toccoa Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Hood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Choestoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Owltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Canal Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Suches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Robertstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Helen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nacoochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yonah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Rhodo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Coalville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Marble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Topton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Murphy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Boiling Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Culberson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Ogreeta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Hothouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Elf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Bear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Cheoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Robbinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stecoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Jackson County (NC)
- Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Orlando
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Scaly Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tellico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tellico is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Ellijay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Leatherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Nantahala
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Wesser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wesser is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Longcreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Battle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osborn, see our County-by-County Page for Osborn.
Cemeteries Near Osborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osborn.
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 Osborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Lower Hightower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Upper Hightower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Osborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivy Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Enotah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Bell Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Old Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Osborn had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osborn, with the one closest to Osborn listed first.
- Visage ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Hiawassee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Scene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Elf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Shooting Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shooting Creek is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooting Creek
- Campagne ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campagne is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campagne
- Young Harris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trackrock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trackrock is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock
- Caldwell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caldwell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Blalock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Persimmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welch is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
- Tusquitee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tusquitee is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusquitee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osborn.
Newspapers Published in Osborn ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osborn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osborn, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osborn.
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 websites either 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 Osborn:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Towns County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fannin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Graham County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Swain 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> | 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> | 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- Osborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Osborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |