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 Squirrel Creek (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 Squirrel Creek. 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 Squirrel Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Squirrel Creek: Squirrel Crk. (or less commonly used: Squirrel Ck. or Squirrel Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Squirrel Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Squirrel Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Squirrel Creek is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Squirrel Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Squirrel Creek:
- Hall County (The home county of Squirrel Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- The Bluffs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Whelchel
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hargrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Murrayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- White Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Land ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Summer Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Brookton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Maysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Ophir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ball Ground
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Lumpkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Fannin County
- Margret
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Gilmer County
- Tickanetley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Rest Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suwanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Robin Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Raoul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Mount Airy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Talmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Braselton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoschton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Big Canoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marble Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Suches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Choestoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Owltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Helen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robertstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Nacoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Squirrel Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Squirrel Creek.
Cemeteries Near Squirrel Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Squirrel Creek.
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 Squirrel Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Squirrel Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dewberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Squirrel Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Squirrel Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Squirrel Creek, with the one closest to Squirrel Creek listed first.
- Price
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Murrayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Land ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Halfway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- White Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glades
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glades is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades has also been known as:
- The Glades
- Landrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Landrum is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Grace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Squirrel Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Squirrel Creek.
Newspapers Published in Squirrel Creek ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Squirrel Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Squirrel Creek, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Squirrel Creek.
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 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 Squirrel Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- White 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> | 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. |
| <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 Squirrel Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Squirrel Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |