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 Silver City (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 Silver City. 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 doctors 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.
Silver City is primarily located in Forsyth County. A portion of Silver City extends into Dawson 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 Forsyth County: Cherokee, Dawson, Fulton, Gwinnett & Hall.
Below are the counties that are near Silver City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver City:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Silver City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Ball Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Buffington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Hickory Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Worley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Hardman Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colemans Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Sturbridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Chattahoochee Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
- Holly Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
- Noonday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Mount Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bethel is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bethel
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Barrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Peachtree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peachtree is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree
- Dunwoody West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Doraville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Margret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Ocee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Lake Union Hill
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Preston Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Alpharetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Hundred
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Tickanetley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Whitestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Rest Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Sugar Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suwanee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Berkeley Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peachtree Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Elmside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Dacula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham County
- Raoul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sardis Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Summer Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Gaines Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Murrayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whelchel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- White Sands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Gay Lan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Lan is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
- Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
- Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- The Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Flowery Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Talmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Braselton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Willow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Big Canoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talking Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Ludville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Union County
- Suches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Leo
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver City, see our County-by-County Page for Silver City.
Cemeteries Near Silver City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver City.
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 Silver City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sawnee View Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Heard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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, Silver City had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver City, with the one closest to Silver City listed first.
- Barrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Coal Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Mountain is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mountain
- Dougherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
- Hightower
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chestatee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Landrum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Cumming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Creighton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Creighton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Oscarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Mica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mica is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drew is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Juno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juno is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver City.
Newspapers Published in Silver City ...
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 Silver City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver City, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver City.
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 Silver City:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Fannin County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall 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 Silver City, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |