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 Smith Ferry (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 Smith Ferry. 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 Smith Ferry ...
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 Smith Ferry: Smith Fry. (or less commonly used: Smith Frry.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smith Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith Ferry.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Smith Ferry is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Fulton & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Smith Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith Ferry:
- Douglas County (The home county of Smith Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Springwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Blair Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Hannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Douglasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flowers Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Ephesus Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Winston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Lakeland Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Lithia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Driskolls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Fairlawn Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bowdon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Normandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Kings Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Windermere Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Clayton Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coxs Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Dartmouth Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Fox Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Forest Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Austell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Knox Springs Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Clarkdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Powder Springs Chase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ivey Terrace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Mableton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Blue Ridge Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Newnan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Smokey Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bexton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Senoia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- East Atlanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Gresham Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Druid Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- La Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Turner Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Glenwood Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Panthersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- North Druid Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- Avondale Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Franklin Farms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Lafayette Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Peachtree City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Winterthur Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Blakely Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamptons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- McIntosh Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Rivertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Corn Creek Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Carlton Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Tell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pontevedra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Fairburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fife
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Morgan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buchanan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Budapest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Roosterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Oakwood Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meriwether County
- Luthersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Indian Rose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Home Place Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Country Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Forrister
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hanlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Braswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Smith Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Smith Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith Ferry.
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 Smith Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mills Cemetery
- The Holland Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Wolf Cemetery
- Hunter Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andrews Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mobley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Little Vine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Consolidation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- George W Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Smith Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith Ferry, with the one closest to Smith Ferry listed first.
- Rivertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- McWhorter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Hannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Winston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Douglasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emily ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Emily is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Lang ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lang is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lithia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Smith Ferry ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith Ferry, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Smith Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Meriwether County
- Paulding 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> | 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 Smith Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Smith Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |