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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 Stone Mountain (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 Stone Mountain. 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 Stone Mountain ...

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 Stone Mountain: Stone Mtn. (or less commonly used: Stone Mntn.)

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

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Stone Mountain is located in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County: Clayton, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry & Rockdale.

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Stone Mountain)
  • Barrow County
  • Butts County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Colemans Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Hardman Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
    • Skyridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Hickory Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Kingridge West
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Free Home
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Motes Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
  • Clayton County
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Chattahoochee Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chattahoochee Heights is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 3,207 people
    • Mount Bethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Brookside Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ivey Terrace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
    • Holly Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Fair Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Gordon Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Flowers Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Blair Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Lakeland Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Lafayette Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Blakely Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forsyth County
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Linwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Linwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Cabbage Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
    • Thomasville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomasville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
    • Brookwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Brookwood is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
    • Buckhead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Peoplestown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Atlanta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montwicke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Montwicke is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montwicke
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 886 people
    • Vine City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vine City is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine City
    • Blair Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blair Village is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
    • Doral Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Doral Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Mountain Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Lilburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stonemont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Danbury Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Luxomni
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
      • Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
    • Centerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Twin Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Berkeley Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
    • Norcross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bethesda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Gay Lan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
    • Gaines Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Woodbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbridge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Flowery Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Stockbridge North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Whitehouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Oakwood Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • McDonough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Blacksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Salem Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Salem Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Essex Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Newton Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Porterdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Covington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • East Wood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Dixie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Hub Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mountain, with the one closest to Stone Mountain listed first.
    • Lakeview Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
    • Zingara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Conyers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milstead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Walton County

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

Cemeteries Near Stone Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Mountain.

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 Stone Mountain - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stone Mountain had a population of 929 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Stone Mountain had a population of 6,312 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stone Mountain ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Mountain.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stone Mountain. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stone Mountain and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stone Mountain.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of Stone Mountain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stone Mountain:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Stone Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.