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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Plowshare. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Plowshare to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Plowshare, please Contact Us.
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 Plowshare (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 Plowshare. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Plowshare is historic, it would have been located within present day Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Plowshare. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plowshare:
- Carroll County (The home county of Plowshare)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bowdon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Temple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Cobb County
- Powder Springs Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Sargent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Tyree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Hannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Villa Rica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lakeland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Flowers Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- South Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Budapest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Roosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Ephesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Centralhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Yates Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Frolona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- O'Neals Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hanlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Braswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Forrister
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Hiram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Grady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Esom Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Troup County
- Graysons Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Ranburne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hightower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Muscadine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Fruithurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Micaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Heflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Corbin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- High Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Milner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Wedowee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plowshare, see our County-by-County Page for Plowshare.
Cemeteries Near Plowshare ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plowshare.
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 Plowshare - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plowshare covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carrollton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinetucky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Jonesville.
- The Shiloh UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36973 <3>
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem 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.
Plowshare itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plowshare, with the one closest to Plowshare listed first.
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mandeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burwell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Bowdon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roopville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plowshare. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plowshare.
Newspapers Published in Plowshare ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plowshare.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plowshare, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plowshare.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Plowshare:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Troup County
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Plowshare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Plowshare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |