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 River Cove (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 River Cove. 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 River Cove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for River Cove: River Cv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Cove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Cove.
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 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.
River Cove is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near River Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Cove:
- Newton County (The home county of River Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- East Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Essex Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Salem Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Statham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Fincherville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flovilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Chamberlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Rex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Pine Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Klondike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lithonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bermuda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Stonecrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Redan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Mountain Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Clarkston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Greene County
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Loganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Twin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Broxton Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Dacula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robin Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Jackson County
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Calvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Shady Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Braswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- High Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Eastville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Bogart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Osceola Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Watkinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Eatonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Milstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Conyers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Social Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Youth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Cove, see our County-by-County Page for River Cove.
Cemeteries Near River Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Cove.
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 River Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harris Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Colley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Echols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Circle View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle View Cemetery
- The Circle View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memorial Cemetery
- Social Circle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33277 <2>
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middlebrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollis & Sigman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dally Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- The Southview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington City Cemetery
- New Covington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640575 <2>
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mobley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find River Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Cove, with the one closest to River Cove listed first.
- Alcovy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Social Circle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starrsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Whitney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Newborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Almon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Reese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairplay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dorsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Cove.
Newspapers Published in River Cove ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Cove, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Cove.
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 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 River Cove:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clarke County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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> | 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> | 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 River Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- River Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |