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 Redbud (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 Redbud. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Redbud 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 Redbud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redbud:
- Gordon County (The home county of Redbud)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Buff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Soapstick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Sonoraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oakman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Funkhouser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Adairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rydal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cassville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- McCallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Country Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Catoosa County
- Catoosa Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Salacoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Payne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Buffington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Hermitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Armuchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Summerville Park
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Mount Berry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Tails Creek
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Santaluca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- White Path
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Rolston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Cherry Log
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Ball Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Carters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Ludville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Talking Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(19 miles [30.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Union Point
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Crown Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Face
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Tunnel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redbud, see our County-by-County Page for Redbud.
Cemeteries Near Redbud ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redbud.
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 Redbud - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redbud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Echota Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McEntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Higher Praise Church of God Cemetery
- Sardis Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257974 <3>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Redbud had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redbud, with the one closest to Redbud listed first.
- Cash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Crane Eater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Fidelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fidelle is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Buff ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Decora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decora is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
- Sonoraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Coosawattee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colima is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redbud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redbud.
Newspapers Published in Redbud ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redbud.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redbud, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redbud.
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 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 Redbud:
- 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
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Redbud) 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 Redbud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |