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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pond Fork. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pond Fork to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pond Fork, 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 Pond Fork (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 Pond Fork. 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 Pond Fork ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pond Fork: Pond Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pond Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pond Fork.
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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pond Fork is historic, it would have been located within present day Jackson 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Pond Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pond Fork:
- Jackson County (The home county of Pond Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Talmo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pendergrass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Braselton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Winder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Statham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Lexington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Winterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Lumpkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Chestatee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cromers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Rest Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Dacula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loganville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Raoul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Jarrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Candler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Gillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Rainbow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Westside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Blackshear Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Planter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Ila
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Bogart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Spartan Lane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North High Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Watkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens County
- Carnes Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Campton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Youth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Leo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pond Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Pond Fork.
Cemeteries Near Pond Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pond Fork.
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 Pond Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pond Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Pond Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Harmony Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
- Talmo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Talmo.
- The Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33199 <4>
- Belmont Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pendergrass City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Revival Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Candler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Pond Fork itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pond Fork, with the one closest to Pond Fork listed first.
- Sugar Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Pendergrass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jarrett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Constantine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Candler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Dry Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Gillsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- White Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pond Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pond Fork.
Newspapers Published in Pond Fork ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pond Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pond Fork, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pond Fork.
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 websites either 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 Pond Fork:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Stephens County
- Walton County
- White 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 Pond Fork, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pond Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |