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 Pocataligo (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 Pocataligo. 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.
Pocataligo is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson & Oglethorpe.
Below are the counties that are near Pocataligo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pocataligo:
- Madison County (The home county of Pocataligo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Ila
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Colbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Statham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Winterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Pine Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Chamberlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Cleveland Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Bowman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goss
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Silk Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Cromers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Franklin Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Royston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Canon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Lavonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Cornelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Demorest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Gillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Surf Side Club Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- Rainbow Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Gainesville Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- New Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Bowersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Hartwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Reed Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Arcade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Attica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pendergrass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Talmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Braselton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Overlook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Bogart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Watkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshall Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Eastville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- High Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Stephens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Eastanollee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Toccoa Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Holland Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Price ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Fair Play
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pocataligo, see our County-by-County Page for Pocataligo.
Cemeteries Near Pocataligo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocataligo.
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 Pocataligo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pocataligo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Flagham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Culbertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chandler Cemetery #6
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith - Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hix - Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Pocataligo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pocataligo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pocataligo, with the one closest to Pocataligo listed first.
- Ila
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fort Lamar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Hix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Erastus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Cromers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Planter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Nicholson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dowdy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dowdy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
- Royston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pocataligo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocataligo.
Newspapers Published in Pocataligo ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocataligo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pocataligo, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pocataligo.
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 Pocataligo:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Anderson County
- Oconee 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 Pocataligo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pocataligo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |