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 Surf Side Club Estates (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 Surf Side Club Estates. 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 Surf Side Club Estates ...
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 Surf Side Club Estates: Surf Side Club Ests.
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.
Surf Side Club Estates 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 Surf Side Club Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Surf Side Club Estates:
- Hall County (The home county of Surf Side Club Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- White Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hargrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Lula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Land ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- New Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Rainbow Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- The Bluffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Whelchel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Clermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gainesville Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carl
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Statham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee County
- Ophir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Lumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Chestatee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cromers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parhams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Rest Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Suwanee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Raoul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Turnerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Talmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Braselton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoschton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Grace ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Ila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Suches
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choestoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Leo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Nacoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Helen
(22 miles [35.4 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Surf Side Club Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Surf Side Club Estates.
Cemeteries Near Surf Side Club Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Surf Side Club Estates.
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 Surf Side Club Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Surf Side Club Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- Hulsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Gainesville.
- The Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Air Line Cemetery
- Airline Baptist Church Cemetery
- Airline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32473 <3>
- South Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Gainesville.
- The Timber Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37379 <3>
- New Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunagans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellton Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clemons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Dewberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Living Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Surf Side Club Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Surf Side Club Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Surf Side Club Estates, with the one closest to Surf Side Club Estates listed first.
- White Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glades is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades has also been known as:
- The Glades
- Lula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Land ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Gainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Gillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Sugar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Constantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Candler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Surf Side Club Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surf Side Club Estates.
Newspapers Published in Surf Side Club Estates ...
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 Surf Side Club Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Surf Side Club Estates, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Surf Side Club Estates.
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 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 Surf Side Club Estates:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Stephens 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Surf Side Club Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Surf Side Club Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |