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 Rainbow Estates (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 Rainbow Estates. 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 Rainbow Estates ...
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 Rainbow Estates: Rainbow Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rainbow Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rainbow Estates.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Rainbow Estates is located in Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County: Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Rainbow Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rainbow Estates:
- Gwinnett County (The home county of Rainbow Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Stonemont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Snellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Twin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Mountain Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Luxomni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Bethesda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Lilburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Regency Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Broxton Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Statham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Butts County
- Fincherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Hardman Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Colemans Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Free Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Hickory Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Skyridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Conley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Forest Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Wilkshire Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Normandy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Riverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Fox Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Chattahoochee Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Mount Bethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Sturbridge Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Vinings
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holly Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Brookside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Nelsons Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ivey Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Fair Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Cobb Place Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Gordon Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Bermuda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Stone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Redan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lithonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Clarkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montreal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montreal is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Avondale Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North DeKalb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North DeKalb is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North DeKalb
- Population from the 2010 Census: 18,947 people
- Forsyth County
- Cumming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Johns Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Buckhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buckhead is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Cabbage Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Preston Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Thomasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Atlanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brookwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brookwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Montwicke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montwicke is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
- Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
- Sandy Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alpharetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Union Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Gay Lan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Woodbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Flowery Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaines Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Chestnut Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackshear Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Candler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Stockbridge North
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Highland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Oakwood Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blacksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Braselton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoschton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pendergrass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Braswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Rutledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Salem Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Essex Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Salem Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Wood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Mansfield Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- Osceola Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Zingara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Lakeview Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Split Silk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Youth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Between
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Nicholasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Jersey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Social Circle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rainbow Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Rainbow Estates.
Cemeteries Near Rainbow Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rainbow Estates.
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 Rainbow Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rainbow Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Eternal Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whaley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yellow River Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Snellville.
- The Reformation Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188832 <2>
- Nash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194067 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hannah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rawlins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Rainbow Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rainbow Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rainbow Estates, with the one closest to Rainbow Estates listed first.
- Snellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow River ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow River is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River
- Sweet Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Water is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Stone Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Redan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lithonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarkston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norcross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Conyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Doraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rainbow Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rainbow Estates.
Newspapers Published in Rainbow Estates ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rainbow Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rainbow Estates, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rainbow Estates.
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 Rainbow Estates:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gwinnett County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Hall County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rainbow Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rainbow Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |