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 Riverbend Farms (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 Riverbend Farms. 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.
Riverbend Farms 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 Riverbend Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverbend Farms:
- Newton County (The home county of Riverbend Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Porterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Salem Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Mansfield Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Essex Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Wood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Barrow County
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Fincherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flovilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Rex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bonanza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Conley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Wilkshire Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Forest Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Klondike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pine Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Lithonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Redan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- East Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Panthersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Glenwood Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Fayette County
- Inman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Doral Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Thomasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Blair Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Plunket Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Hapeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Norris Lake Shores
(18 miles [29 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
- Loganville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Snellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stonemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Broxton Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lilburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luxomni
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Bethesda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blacksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Oakwood Manor
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Stockbridge North
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Box Ankle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bostwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Oconee County
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Conyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Lakeview Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Zingara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Sunny Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Experiment
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Orchard Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Social Circle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Youth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Between
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Campton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverbend Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Riverbend Farms.
Cemeteries Near Riverbend Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverbend Farms.
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 Riverbend Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverbend Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- High Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Austin Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snapping Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Bara Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (413 more) ...
- Biggers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Riverbend Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverbend Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverbend Farms, with the one closest to Riverbend Farms listed first.
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Starrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Almon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Worthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Alcovy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Peeksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Newborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Conyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 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 Riverbend Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverbend Farms.
Newspapers Published in Riverbend Farms ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverbend Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverbend Farms, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverbend Farms.
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 Riverbend Farms:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding 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> | 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 Riverbend Farms, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riverbend Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |