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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 Rosemont Park (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 Rosemont Park. 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 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.

Rosemont Park is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.

Below are the counties that are near Rosemont Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosemont Park:

  • Floyd County     (The home county of Rosemont Park)
  • Bartow County
  • Chattooga County
  • Cherokee County
    • Payne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Acworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mars Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Logan Trace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mitchell Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Plainville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Calhoun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • New Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Sonoraville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Damascus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hill City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Resaca Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmount
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Soapstick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
  • Haralson County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Braswell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Forrister
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Dallas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Country Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Seney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Aragon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Rockmart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Esom Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Martindale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Martindale is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Calhoun County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Dailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Cherokee County (AL)
  • Cleburne County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park listed first.
    • Palestine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Borden Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
    • Oak Level
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Rosemont Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosemont Park.

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 Rosemont Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosemont Park, with the one closest to Rosemont Park 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>

While we didn't find Rosemont Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosemont Park.

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

  • New Rome
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • New Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
  • Atlanta Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lindale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Silver Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Freemans ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freemans is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
  • North Rome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Rome is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
  • Rome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Etowah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Etowah is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
  • Reeseburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseburg
  • Chulio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chulio is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
  • Dykes ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dykes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
  • Cunningham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cunningham is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bass Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
    • Landers ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Landers is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landers
    • Brice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosemont Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosemont Park.

Newspapers Published in Rosemont Park ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosemont Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosemont Park, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosemont Park.

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 either 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 Rosemont Park:

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- Rosemont Park) 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 Rosemont Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.