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 Point Peter (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 Point Peter. 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.
Name Variations for Point Peter ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Peter: Pt. Peter
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Point Peter. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Peter.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County: Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Madison, Taliaferro & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Point Peter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Peter:
- Oglethorpe County (The home county of Point Peter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Veribest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxeys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Winterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Chamberlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Lexington Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Jefferson Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Elberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silk Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bowman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bowman Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Royston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cromers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lavonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Durham Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Daniel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Flat Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Hartwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bowersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Maretts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Cooleys Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Commerce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Danielsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Planter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Watkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Overlook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bogart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eastville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Osceola Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Carters Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tignall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lundberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Lowndesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Holland Store
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Iva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- McCormick County (SC)
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Peter, see our County-by-County Page for Point Peter.
Cemeteries Near Point Peter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Peter.
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 Point Peter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Peter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Hobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paul & Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hardman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrell - Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jack Moore Family Cemetery
- Moore Family Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Point Peter had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Peter, with the one closest to Point Peter listed first.
- Carlton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Vesta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Oglesby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Nickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dewy Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Bowman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Peter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Peter.
Newspapers Published in Point Peter ...
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 Point Peter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Peter, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Peter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Point Peter:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Oglethorpe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Taliaferro County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- McCormick 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 Point Peter, 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 from Point A (ie- Point Peter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |