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 Ross (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 Ross. 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.
Ross is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson & Oglethorpe.
Below are the counties that are near Ross. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ross:
- Madison County (The home county of Ross)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Carlton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Comer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Madison Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Planter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Barrow County
- Statham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Winterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Chamberlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Jefferson Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Dewy Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Bowman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Elberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Bowman Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Royston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cromers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Canon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lavonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Parhams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Gumlog
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Durham Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Daniel Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Flat Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Maretts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Reed Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Nicholson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Commerce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Watkinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Overlook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Bishop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- High Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Veribest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maxeys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Carters Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tignall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Lowndesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Holland Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Iva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ross, see our County-by-County Page for Ross.
Cemeteries Near Ross ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ross.
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 Ross - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ross covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Old Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gholston Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paul & Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burroughs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
- The Moore - Booth Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jack Moore Family Cemetery
- Moore Family Cemetery
- Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clouds Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Ross in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ross.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ross, with the one closest to Ross listed first.
- Carlton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Paoli
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Comer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Point Peter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Nickville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Oglesby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Sandy Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cross is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Vesta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Goss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dunlap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 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 Ross. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ross.
Newspapers Published in Ross ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ross.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ross, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ross.
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 helpful 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 Ross:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson 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 Ross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |