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 Philip's Parish (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 Philip's Parish. 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 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.
Saint Philip's Parish is located in Elbert 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 Elbert County: Hart, Lincoln, Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, Abbeville (SC), Anderson (SC) & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Philip's Parish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Philip's Parish:
- Elbert County (The home county of Saint Philip's Parish)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Goss
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Elberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dewy Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Silk Mills
(5 miles [8 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
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bowman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Bowman Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Winterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Royston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lavonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gumlog
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Parhams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Flat Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Hartwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Bowersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cooleys Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Maretts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Reed Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Crawfords Ferry
(23 miles [37 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 Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Nicholson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Danielsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Ila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Planter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Veribest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Palmetto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnoldsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Taliaferro County
- Carters Grove
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Tignall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rayle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Lowndesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lake Secession
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Antreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Level Land
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Holland Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Starr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Deans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deans is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Price ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Homeland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Townville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Oconee County (SC)
- Fair Play
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Philip's Parish, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Philip's Parish.
Cemeteries Near Saint Philip's Parish ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Philip's Parish.
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 Philip's Parish - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Philip's Parish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Stinchcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dove Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dewy Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore - Booth Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Falling Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norman Grove Cemetery
(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>
While we didn't find Saint Philip's Parish in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Philip's Parish.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Philip's Parish, with the one closest to Saint Philip's Parish listed first.
- Goss
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Dewy Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Oglesby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Amandaville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amandaville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Bowman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruckersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruckersville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
- Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Point Peter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Point Peter is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Philip's Parish. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Philip's Parish.
Newspapers Published in Saint Philip's Parish ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Philip's Parish.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Philip's Parish, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Philip's Parish.
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 Saint Philip's Parish:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Elbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Taliaferro County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- McCormick County
- Oconee 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 Saint Philip's Parish, 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- Saint Philip's Parish) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |