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 Serene Shores (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 Serene Shores. 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 Serene Shores ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Serene Shores: Serene Shrs.
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.
Serene Shores 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 Serene Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Serene Shores:
- Hall County (The home county of Serene Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Summer Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- White Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Blackshear Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Sardis Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Flowery Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gainesville Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Gaines Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Maysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carl
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Free Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ball Ground
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Hardman Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Hickory Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Lumpkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- Peachtree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Chestatee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Ocee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Fields Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Lake Union Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Alpharetta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Roswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Rest Haven
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Dacula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Berkeley Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Raoul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Talmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braselton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Dahlonega
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grace ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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 Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Big Canoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tate
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Union County
- Suches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Nicholasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Campton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Split Silk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Leo
(21 miles [33.8 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Serene Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Serene Shores.
Cemeteries Near Serene Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Serene Shores.
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 Serene Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Serene Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chattahoochee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flowery Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Serene Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Serene Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Serene Shores, with the one closest to Serene Shores listed first.
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Oscarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Chestatee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Flowery Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Candler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- White Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murrayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Serene Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Serene Shores.
Newspapers Published in Serene Shores ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Serene Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Serene Shores, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Serene Shores.
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 Serene Shores:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Walton 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 Serene Shores, 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 from Point A (ie- Serene Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |