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 Saint Marks (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 Saint Marks. 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 Saint Marks ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Marks: St. Marks
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Marks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Marks.
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 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.
Saint Marks is located in Meriwether 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 Meriwether County: Coweta, Harris, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Troup & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Marks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Marks:
- Meriwether County (The home county of Saint Marks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Gay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Carrolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Betts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Whitesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smith City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Newnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Smokey Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Haralson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Senoia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Foreston Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Hamptons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Brooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Peachtree City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Harp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Inman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Palmetto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Mountainbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Mountain Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Waverly Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centralhatchee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Frolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Molena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrences Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zebulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spalding County
- Esmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Flint Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Hogansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Asta Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Graysons Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Rockwell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- West Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Barker Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Hannahs Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Lanett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Fredonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Eady City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- River View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Stroud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Rock Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Marks, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Marks.
Cemeteries Near Saint Marks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Marks.
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 Saint Marks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Marks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ollie Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McLaughin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cousins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allen - Lee Memorial UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Marchman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crowley Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Lone Oak and Luthersville. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the southwest of Luthersville.
- The Crowley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melson - Post Cemetery
- Old David Keith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33504 <2>
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Marks had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luthersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Alps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alps is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alps
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- LaGrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troup Factory ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troup Factory is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Factory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Marks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Marks.
Newspapers Published in Saint Marks ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Marks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Marks, 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 Saint Marks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Saint Marks:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Meriwether County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Chambers County
- Randolph 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lone Oak and Luthersville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Marks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Saint Marks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |