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 Star Point (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 Star Point. 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 Star Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Star Point: Star Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Star Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Star Point.
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.
Star Point is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Star Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Star Point:
- Carroll County (The home county of Star Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Lowell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lowell is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Ferry is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tyus is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jake is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Temple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Sargent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Hannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Springwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Lakeland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Peachtree City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Rivertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Fairburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Waco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bremen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Budapest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Felton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roosterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Frolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- O'Neals Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Glenn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Lone Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County
- Home Place Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Hogansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sunny Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Louise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon was located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Abbottsford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill was located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Doublehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Ranburne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hightower
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Muscadine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Micaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Fruithurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rock Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- West
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Morrison Crossroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milner is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Star Point, see our County-by-County Page for Star Point.
Cemeteries Near Star Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Star Point.
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 Star Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Star Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Pentecost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Lowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roopville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Glenloch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenloch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Frienship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Summerlin - Pullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Yellowdirt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Star Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Star Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Star Point, with the one closest to Star Point listed first.
- Roopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenloch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Yellow Dirt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mabry was located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Clem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clem is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Rockalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Enon Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Handy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Joel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joel is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Banning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banning is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Cross Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is also located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plowshare was located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Star Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Star Point.
Newspapers Published in Star Point ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Star Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Star Point, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Star Point.
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 Star Point:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Paulding County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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 Star Point, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Star Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |