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 Raymond (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 Raymond. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Raymond is located in Coweta 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 Coweta County: Carroll, Fayette, Fulton, Heard, Meriwether, Spalding & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Raymond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raymond:
- Coweta County (The home county of Raymond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Turin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Newnan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bexton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Smokey Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haralson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Whitesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Driskolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Clayton Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Riverdale Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Fox Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Irondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Kings Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Windermere Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Bonanza
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Dartmouth Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Normandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Hannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Blair Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Ephesus Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Flowers Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Springwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Villa Rica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Peachtree City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Hamptons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Foreston Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Tyrone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Harp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fife
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Rico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Fairburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Pontevedra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- South Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Centralhatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Houston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Roosterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Glenn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Luthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Carrolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Harris City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Woodbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Betts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Molena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Meansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Sunny Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Experiment
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Griffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Orchard Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Hogansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Louise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Graysons Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Mountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sassafrass Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raymond, see our County-by-County Page for Raymond.
Cemeteries Near Raymond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raymond.
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 Raymond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raymond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tinch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pitts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Founders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (567 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Raymond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Raymond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raymond, with the one closest to Raymond listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Newnan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Senoia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haralson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Roscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raymond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raymond.
Newspapers Published in Raymond ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raymond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raymond, 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 Raymond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Raymond:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Coweta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Troup 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 Raymond, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |