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 Pope Ferry (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 Pope Ferry. 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 hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pope Ferry is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Pope Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pope Ferry:
- Floyd County (The home county of Pope Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Armuchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Floyd Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Summerville Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Atlanta Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Adairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Cassville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Euharlee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Interchange Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Pennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Lyerly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Menlo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- Salacoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Farmville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hill City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Sonoraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Resaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Ball Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Braswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Ludville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Talmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Seney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Martindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Villanow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Bronco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Broomtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Grover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Bankhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pope Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Pope Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Pope Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pope Ferry.
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 Pope Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pope Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Battey Farm Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oostanaula Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Big Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines - Watters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highway 53 - Shannon Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gaines Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Bend Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Rush Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pope Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pope Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pope Ferry, with the one closest to Pope Ferry listed first.
- Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Nannie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Armuchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orsman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orsman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsman
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bass Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Eves ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pope Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pope Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Pope Ferry ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pope Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pope Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pope Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pope Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb 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> | 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 Pope Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Pope Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |