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 Pointer Ridge (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 Pointer Ridge. 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 Pointer Ridge ...
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 Pointer Ridge: Pointer Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pointer Rdge. or Pointer Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pointer Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pointer Ridge.
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 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.
Pointer Ridge is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth & Gwinnett.
Below are the counties that are near Pointer Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pointer Ridge:
- Fulton County (The home county of Pointer Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Biscayne Club
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fife
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Red Wing Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- College Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hapeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plunket Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Pontevedra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- East Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hart Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Driskolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Kings Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Windermere Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Normandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Oak Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Clayton Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Riverdale Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Fox Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Wilkshire Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Coxs Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Forest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Gordon Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Ivey Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Nelsons Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Mableton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Furniture City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Austell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Vinings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarkdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Powder Springs Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Senoia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Turin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Haralson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smokey Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Bexton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Gresham Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- East Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- East Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Panthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Glenwood Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Druid Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Avondale Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- North Decatur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- Turner Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Windwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Lakeland Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Lithia Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Ephesus Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Franklin Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Winterthur Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Blakely Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyrone Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- McIntosh Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Harp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Tinsley Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Danbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Mountain Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Elmside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Lilburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Lake Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Norcross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Oakwood Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge North
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blacksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Luthersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Salem Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Indian Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Home Place Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Pike County
- Williamson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Conyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Sunny Side
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pointer Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pointer Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pointer Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pointer Ridge.
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 Pointer Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pointer Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Godbee / Godby Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (548 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flint Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Pointer Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pointer Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pointer Ridge, with the one closest to Pointer Ridge listed first.
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hapeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Ben Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ben Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hill
- Palmetto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Ellenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Constitution
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Constitution is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pointer Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pointer Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pointer Ridge ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pointer Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pointer Ridge, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pointer Ridge.
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 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 Pointer Ridge:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Meriwether County
- Newton County
- Paulding County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Pointer Ridge, 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- Pointer Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |