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 Plainview (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 Plainview. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Plainview is located in Whitfield 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 Whitfield County: Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Bradley (TN) & Hamilton (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Plainview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plainview:
- Whitfield County (The home county of Plainview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Varnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Ruralvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Cohutta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parrett Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Rocky Face
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Crown Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Trickum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Catoosa Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Ringgold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ellie Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Graysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Boynton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Blue Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Dafron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Fannin County
- Chestnut Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Tails Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Santaluca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- East Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northcutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Hill City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Soapstick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Sumac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Eton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Temple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Crandall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tennga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Rock Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lytle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lytle is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Park City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Park City is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Chickamauga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Warren Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- John Ross Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Orchard Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Rossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Bradley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Mineral Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Wildwood Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Cleveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Bent Tree Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Countryside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hopewell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Bellefounte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Howardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryall Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Auburn Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- East Brainerd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Ooltewah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- East Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milbro Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Hillsboro Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
- Ridgedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Ball Play
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Parksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chestuee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plainview, see our County-by-County Page for Plainview.
Cemeteries Near Plainview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plainview.
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 Plainview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plainview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Varnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordy Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Face Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Dalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37668 <2>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitfield Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Elrod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod Cemetery
- The Elrod Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647679 <2>
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Plainview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plainview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plainview, with the one closest to Plainview listed first.
- Waring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Fillmore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Ruralvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Dawnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawnville is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnville
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Cohutta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Face
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mills is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keith is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Catoosa Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
- Red Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plainview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plainview.
Newspapers Published in Plainview ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plainview, 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 Plainview.
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 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 Plainview:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Whitfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Bradley County
- Hamilton County
- Polk 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 Plainview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Plainview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |