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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 Talmo (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 Talmo. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Talmo is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Madison & Oconee.

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Talmo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Pendergrass
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Braselton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoschton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dry Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcade
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Commerce
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Talasee ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Talasee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
    • Nicholson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Attica
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Banks County
  • Barrow County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Cleveland Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
    • Jefferson Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
    • Pine Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
    • Athens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Lexington Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Chamberlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Winterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Lumpkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Barrettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumming
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Plainview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromers
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carnesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Johns Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ocee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Rest Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Dacula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Robin Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Sugar Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lawrenceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Suwanee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Broxton Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
    • Grayson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Loganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Regency Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
  • Habersham County
  • Hall County
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dahlonega
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
  • Morgan County
    • Braswell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Bogart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
    • Overlook Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
    • Eastville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spartan Lane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
    • Cumberland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
    • High Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North High Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Marshall Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
    • Watkinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walton County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo listed first.
    • Leo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Talmo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talmo.

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 Talmo - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talmo, with the one closest to Talmo 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>

While we didn't find Talmo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talmo.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Talmo ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talmo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talmo, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talmo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Talmo:

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 '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- Talmo) 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 Talmo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.