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 Paradise Falls (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 Paradise Falls. 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 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.
Paradise Falls is located in Oconee 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 Oconee County: Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oglethorpe & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Paradise Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paradise Falls:
- Oconee County (The home county of Paradise Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- North High Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- High Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Marshall Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Spartan Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Osceola Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Banks County
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Statham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Pine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Chamberlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Durham Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Union Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Loganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dacula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Norris Lake Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Snellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Hall County
- Klondike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Attica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hoschton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braselton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Pendergrass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Talmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jasper County
- Shady Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Hull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Planter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Danielsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Bostwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Hub Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Essex Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Newborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maxeys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Veribest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Putnam County
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Zingara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Milstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Social Circle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Between
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Jersey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Split Silk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Youth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paradise Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Paradise Falls.
Cemeteries Near Paradise Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise Falls.
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 Paradise Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paradise Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- Sheats - Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Perry MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fullilove - Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Klutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Boon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Paradise Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paradise Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paradise Falls, with the one closest to Paradise Falls listed first.
- High Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Bostwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watkinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Fairplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Campton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paradise Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradise Falls.
Newspapers Published in Paradise Falls ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradise Falls, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradise Falls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Paradise Falls:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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 Paradise Falls, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |