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 Roy (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 Roy. 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.
Roy is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Roy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roy:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Roy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Rolston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Northcutt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Yukon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- White Path
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- East Ellijay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellijay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Santaluca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Whitestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Worley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Ball Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Salacoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Buffington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Free Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Margret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Craytonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Mineral Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hemp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Cutcane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Epworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Forsyth County
- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Oakman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Sonoraville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Soapstick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Murrayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Dahlonega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Willow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Carters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Big Canoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Talking Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marble Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Cagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Talmadge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Suches
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Owltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Canal Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Culberson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Burger Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Copperhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Ducktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Chable ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roy, see our County-by-County Page for Roy.
Cemeteries Near Roy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roy.
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 Roy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- River Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Scrougetown Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cartecay UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jesus Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Roy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Cartecay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Tickanetley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- White Path
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Ellijay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amicalola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Talona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talona is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
- Johntown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johntown is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Santaluca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Town Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flat Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Emma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emma is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Talking Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roy.
Newspapers Published in Roy ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roy, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roy.
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 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 Roy:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Gordon County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Polk 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 Roy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |