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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 Resaca (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 Resaca. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Resaca 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 Resaca. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Resaca:

  • Gordon County     (The home county of Resaca)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.
    • Resaca Ferry
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Damascus
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Soapstick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Hill City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • New Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Sugar Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Farmville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonoraville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Oakman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Plainville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bartow County
  • Catoosa County
  • Chattooga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
    • Trion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pennville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Summerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Berryton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lyerly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Taliaferro ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.
    • Salacoa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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)
    • Worley Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd County
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.
    • Tails Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • East Ellijay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ellijay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Yukon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Northcutt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
  • Murray County
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.
    • Ludville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hinton
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmadge
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Walker County
  • Whitfield County
  • Bradley County (TN)
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
  • Hamilton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.
    • Howardville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Apison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ryall Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
    • East Brainerd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Resaca, see our County-by-County Page for Resaca.

Cemeteries Near Resaca ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Resaca.

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 Resaca - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Resaca covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.

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 Resaca had a population of 197 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Resaca had a population of 1,089 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Resaca, with the one closest to Resaca listed first.

  • Sugar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Decora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Decora is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decora
  • Calhoun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crane Eater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
  • Carbondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Tilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tilton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Oostanaula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oostanaula is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostanaula
  • Redbud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Redbud is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
  • Fidelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fidelle is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelle
  • Phelps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Phelps is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • McDaniels
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McDaniels is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
  • Buff ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buff is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cash
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cash is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Coosawattee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Coosawattee is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosawattee
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Resaca. See our List of 1890's Communities around Resaca.

Newspapers Published in Resaca ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Resaca.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Resaca, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Resaca.

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 Resaca:

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 '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- Resaca) 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 Resaca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.