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 Sonoraville (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 Sonoraville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Sonoraville is located in Gordon 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 Gordon County: Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Walker & Whitfield.
Below are the counties that are near Sonoraville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sonoraville:
- Gordon County (The home county of Sonoraville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Oakman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Soapstick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Rydal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McCallie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Cassville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Interchange Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Buena Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Salacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Ground
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Payne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Holly Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Gibson Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Acworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Kennesaw Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Hermitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Bass Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Armuchee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Summerville Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Whitestone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellijay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Rolston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- White Path
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Carters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sumac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Ludville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Hinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- Seney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Martindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Union Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crown Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocky Face
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Crow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Ruralvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Tunnel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sonoraville, see our County-by-County Page for Sonoraville.
Cemeteries Near Sonoraville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sonoraville.
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 Sonoraville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sonoraville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Tate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gaines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis - Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (434 more) ...
- Blackwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pickard Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Towe Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sonoraville had a post office and no railroad service. In 2019, Sonoraville had a population of 3,148 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sonoraville, with the one closest to Sonoraville listed first.
- Cash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Redbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redbud is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Gum Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Eater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- McDaniels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colima is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sonoraville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sonoraville.
Newspapers Published in Sonoraville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sonoraville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sonoraville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sonoraville.
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 Sonoraville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gordon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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 Sonoraville, 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' (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- Sonoraville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |