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 Smiths Chapel (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 Smiths Chapel. 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 Smiths Chapel ...
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.
While the name of this community is Smiths Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Smiths Chapel may originally have been Smith's Chapel.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Smiths Chapel might be written as Smith Chapel.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smiths Chapel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Chapel.
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.
Smiths Chapel is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Lamar, Meriwether, Spalding & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Smiths Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smiths Chapel:
- Pike County (The home county of Smiths Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Zebulon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrences Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flovilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Lovejoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Clayton Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Riverdale Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Haralson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Senoia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bexton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Moreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Newnan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Crawford County
- Musella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Foreston Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Hamptons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Harp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Peachtree City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Blakely Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fulton County
- Fife
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Harris County
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Milner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Goggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Carrolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Betts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Harris City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luthersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Warm Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Box Ankle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Culloden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Smarr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Esmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Experiment
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Side
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Flint Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Prattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Carsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Mountville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hogansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Hannahs Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Delray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Barker Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- The Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Thomaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Yatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smiths Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Smiths Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Smiths Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths Chapel.
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 Smiths Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smiths Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Milner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beckham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powder Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zebulon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coggin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Driver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Fossett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Smiths Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smiths Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smiths Chapel, with the one closest to Smiths Chapel listed first.
- Jolly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jolly is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Zebulon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beeks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollonville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollonville
- Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Meansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Zetella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zetella is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
- Molena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vaughn is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smiths Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiths Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Smiths Chapel ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiths Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths Chapel, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiths Chapel.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Smiths Chapel:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- Coweta County
- Crawford County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Harris County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Troup County
- Upson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Smiths Chapel, 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- Smiths Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |