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 Pinson (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 Pinson. 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 doctors 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.
Pinson is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Pinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pinson:
- Floyd County (The home county of Pinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Floyd Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Summerville Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Bass Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Adairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Euharlee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- McCallie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- White
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Menlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cloudland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Salacoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Acworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Sonoraville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Hill City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Ball Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Carters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Braswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Ludville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Seney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockmart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Trickum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Kirk's Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Broomtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- New Moon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pinson, see our County-by-County Page for Pinson.
Cemeteries Near Pinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinson.
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 Pinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Gaines Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rush Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Levett Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oostanaula Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highway 53 - Shannon Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gaines - Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plainville Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Battey Farm Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dodd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Big Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Pinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pinson, with the one closest to Pinson listed first.
- Nannie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyd Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Adairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Eves ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Oostanaula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oostanaula is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostanaula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinson.
Newspapers Published in Pinson ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinson, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinson.
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 Pinson:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Pinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |