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 Sharp Top (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 Sharp Top. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Sharp Top is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Bartow, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Sharp Top. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharp Top:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Sharp Top)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Worley Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Waleska
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ball Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salacoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buffington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Hickory Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Free Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Rydal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- White
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McCallie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Interchange Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Allatoona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Bartow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Cartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Noonday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Logan Trace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Holly Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Acworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Kennesaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Calumet Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Kennesaw Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Mars Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Shiloh West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Chattahoochee Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Barrettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Dunwoody West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Dunwoody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fannin County
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Litchfield Hundred
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Fields Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Alpharetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Union Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Roswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Preston Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Ocee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Whitestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ellijay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rolston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Tails Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Northcutt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- White Path
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Cherry Log
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Santaluca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sonoraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Buff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Soapstick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Calhoun Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Gwinnett County
- Peachtree Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall County
- Gaines Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Dahlonega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Carters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Cagle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Marble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ludville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Big Canoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharp Top, see our County-by-County Page for Sharp Top.
Cemeteries Near Sharp Top ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharp Top.
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 Sharp Top - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sharp Top covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Waleska Church of God Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Hills Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waleska Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Olivine Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ball Ground City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Refuge Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Log Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keith 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sharp Top had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharp Top, with the one closest to Sharp Top listed first.
- Waleska
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keithsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keithsburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keithsburg
- Ball Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marble Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ludville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Talking Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Mica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharp Top. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharp Top.
Newspapers Published in Sharp Top ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharp Top.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharp Top, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharp Top.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sharp Top:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens 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 Sharp Top, 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- Sharp Top) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |