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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Smiths Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Smiths Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smiths Mill, please Contact Us.

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 Mill (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 Mill. 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 Mill ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Smiths Mill: Smiths Ml. (or less commonly used: Smiths Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Smiths Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Smiths Mill may originally have been Smith's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Smiths Mill might be written as Smith Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smiths Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smiths Mill.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Smiths Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day Jasper 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 Jasper County: Butts, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Newton & Putnam.

Below are the counties that are near Smiths Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smiths Mill:

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Smiths Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Calvin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Hillsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Dale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Flovilla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fincherville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
    • Jenkinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Lovejoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bonanza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Klondike
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Klondike is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Pine Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Blacksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehouse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Highland Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Oakwood Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stockbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockbridge North
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Round Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Wayside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Bradley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Ethridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
    • Fortville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • Morton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Haddock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Liberty Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Goggins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Milner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Juliette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Box Ankle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
    • Forsyth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Smarr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bolingbroke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Rutledge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Mansfield Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Newborn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Dixie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Dixie is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Newton Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Covington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • East Wood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Salem Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Hub Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Eatonton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hallwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Dennis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Conyers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Lakeview Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Zingara is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Orchard Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • East Griffin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
    • Experiment
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Griffin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Side
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Esmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.
    • Social Circle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jersey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
    • Whitney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smiths Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Smiths Mill.

Cemeteries Near Smiths Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiths Mill.

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 Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smiths Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.

  • Maddox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Berry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Minter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Leverette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (394 more) ...
    • China Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kitchen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Smiths Mill itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Smiths Mill, with the one closest to Smiths Mill listed first.

  • Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stark is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Flovilla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Worthville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Worthville is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cork is located in Butts County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Minneta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Minneta is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneta
  • Stewart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Stewart is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gladesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gladesville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
  • Island Shoals ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Island Shoals is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Peeksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Peeksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
    • Elgin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Blount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blount is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smiths Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smiths Mill.

Newspapers Published in Smiths Mill ...

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 Smiths Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiths Mill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiths Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smiths Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.