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 Snows 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 Snows 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 Snows 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 Snows Mill: Snows Ml. (or less commonly used: Snows Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Snows Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Snows Mill may originally have been Snow's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Snows Mill might be written as Snow Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Snows Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Snows 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 doctors and 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.
Snows Mill is primarily located in Oconee County. A portion of Snows Mill extends into Walton 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 Oconee County: Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oglethorpe & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Snows Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Snows Mill:
- Oconee County (The home county of Snows Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- North High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Eastville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Osceola Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bogart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Marshall Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spartan Lane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Banks County
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Statham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Jefferson Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Chamberlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Loganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dacula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Norris Lake Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Twin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Oak Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Stonemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Bethesda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Klondike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Sugar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Chestnut Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Arcade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Braselton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoschton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendergrass
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Commerce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Talmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jasper County
- Shady Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Hull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Planter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Colbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Braswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Hub Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Essex Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Dixie Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Newborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maxeys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Zingara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Milstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Lakeview Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Conyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Nicholasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Between
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Social Circle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jersey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Youth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Snows Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Snows Mill.
Cemeteries Near Snows Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snows 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 Snows Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Snows Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- McGaughey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- La Boon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Fullilove - Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Snows Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Snows Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Snows Mill, with the one closest to Snows Mill listed first.
- High Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Bishop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bostwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Fairplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Elder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Snows Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Snows Mill.
Newspapers Published in Snows 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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snows Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snows Mill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snows Mill.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Snows Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Hall County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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 Snows Mill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Snows Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |