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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 Talona (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 Talona. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Talona is located in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.

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

  • Gilmer County     (The home county of Talona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Whitestone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Yukon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • East Ellijay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ellijay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tails Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
    • Northcutt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • Rolston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • White Path
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Tickanetley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • Santaluca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • Cherry Log
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Funkhouser
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • Pine Log ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Log is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
    • Rydal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • White
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McCallie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • Corbin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Adairsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Interchange Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Salacoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Worley Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
    • Waleska
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ball Ground
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ophir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Canton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Harmony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Harmony is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Buffington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Buffington is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
    • White City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Orange
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Free Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Free Home is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
    • Hickory Flat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrettsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Greens Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Chestnut Gap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Blue Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Margret
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Margret is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
    • Morganton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Epworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pierceville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pierceville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Craytonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
    • Mineral Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fry is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • McCaysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hemp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemp is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Forsyth County
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Oakman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Sonoraville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Soapstick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Farmville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • New Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Damascus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Damascus is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Resaca Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
    • Dahlonega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Carters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Ball Ground
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Chatsworth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumac is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
    • Cisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple Grove is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
    • Gregory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
    • Tennga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Talking Rock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Jasper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Jerusalem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Talmadge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Cagle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
    • Tate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Canoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Suches
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona listed first.
    • Union Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
    • Dalton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Ruralvale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
    • Crown Mill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Waring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waring is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
  • Polk County (TN)
    • Copperhill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Talona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talona.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talona, with the one closest to Talona 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Talona had a population of 58 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Town Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Carlisle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Blaine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blaine is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Talking Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ellijay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cartecay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
  • Hinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Tails Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
  • Roy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roy is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Ludville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludville is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
  • Jasper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Carters is located in Murray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colima
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Colima is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colima
    • Mountaintown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
    • Jerusalem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem

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

Newspapers Published in Talona ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Talona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talona, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Talona:

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