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 Printup 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 Printup 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 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.
Printup Ferry is located in Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Printup Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Printup Ferry:
- Gordon County (The home county of Printup Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Calhoun Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hill City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sonoraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Funkhouser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Rydal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- White
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Catoosa Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Poplar Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Lyerly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Chattoogaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cloudland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Salacoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Floyd Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Armuchee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Mount Berry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bass Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Tails Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Whitestone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Ball Ground
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Carters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Chatsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Ludville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Talking Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Seney
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(18 miles [29 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
- LaFayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Bronco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Rock Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cassandra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Chickamauga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Union Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trickum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Waring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Varnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- New Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Broomtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Printup Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Printup Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Printup Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Printup 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 Printup Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Printup Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Herington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Printup Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Printup Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Printup Ferry, with the one closest to Printup Ferry listed first.
- Oostanaula
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oostanaula is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostanaula
- Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDaniels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Everett Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
- Plainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nannie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nannie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nannie
- Crane Eater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Floyd Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haywood ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haywood is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Zula ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Farmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Printup Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Printup Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Printup 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Printup Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Printup Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Printup 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 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 Printup Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Printup Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Printup Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |