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 Sardis Heights (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 Sardis Heights. 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 Sardis Heights ...
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 Sardis Heights: Sardis Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 and doctors 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.
Sardis Heights is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Sardis Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sardis Heights:
- Hall County (The home county of Sardis Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Price
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whelchel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Sardis Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- The Bluffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Summer Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- White Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Hargrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Land ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Maysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ball Ground
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Lumpkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Margret
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Ocee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Johns Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Union Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Preston Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Alpharetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- Tickanetley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Rest Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Suwanee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Robin Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Raoul
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cornelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Mount Airy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Talmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pendergrass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braselton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Grace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Dahlonega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Big Canoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Suches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Choestoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Owltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Robertstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Helen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sardis Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Sardis Heights.
Cemeteries Near Sardis Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sardis Heights.
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 Sardis Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sardis Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barrett Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Dewberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Sardis Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sardis Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sardis Heights, with the one closest to Sardis Heights listed first.
- Price
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Land ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Landrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Oscarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- White Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dougherty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Glades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades has also been known as:
- The Glades
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sardis Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sardis Heights.
Newspapers Published in Sardis Heights ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sardis Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sardis Heights, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sardis Heights.
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 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 Sardis Heights:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- White 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 Sardis Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sardis Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |