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 Pirkle Woods (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 Pirkle Woods. 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 and hospitals 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.
Pirkle Woods is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Cherokee, Dawson, Fulton, Gwinnett & Hall.
Below are the counties that are near Pirkle Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pirkle Woods:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Pirkle Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Cumming
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestatee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Free Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ball Ground
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Hardman Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Hickory Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Colemans Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Chattahoochee Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Holly Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Mount Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Noonday
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Barrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Peachtree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Dunwoody West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doraville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chamblee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Northwoods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods
- Tucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Brookhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Montreal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Stone Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Fields Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Preston Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Johns Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Union Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Roswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Suwanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Regency Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Elmside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Gaines Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Gay Lan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Woodbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Flowery Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summer Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Sardis Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Westside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Price
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- White Sands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Braselton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hoschton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Talmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pendergrass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Nelson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Canoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talking Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talmadge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pirkle Woods, see our County-by-County Page for Pirkle Woods.
Cemeteries Near Pirkle Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pirkle Woods.
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 Pirkle Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pirkle Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Cumming City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sawnee View Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Haw Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Run Cemetery
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pirkle Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pirkle Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pirkle Woods, with the one closest to Pirkle Woods listed first.
- Cumming
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coal Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Drew
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Silver City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Hightower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Barrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Chestatee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Oscarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Free Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Ocee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pirkle Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pirkle Woods.
Newspapers Published in Pirkle Woods ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pirkle Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pirkle Woods, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pirkle Woods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pirkle Woods:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens 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> | 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 Pirkle Woods, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pirkle Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |