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 Teloga (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 Teloga. 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.
Teloga is located in Chattooga 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 Chattooga County: Cherokee (AL), DeKalb (AL), Floyd & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Teloga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Teloga:
- Chattooga County (The home county of Teloga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cloudland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Chattoogaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Bartow County
- Adairsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Blue Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boynton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Ellie Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Dafron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Newnan Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Indian Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Dade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cole City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Armuchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Coosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oreburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Mount Berry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Robealou Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hill City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Soapstick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Bronco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Martindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Cassandra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Villanow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Rock Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chickamauga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Rocky Face
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- New Moon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Broomtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Blanche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Ringgold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Taft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Gaylesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Kaolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Hammondville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Beaty Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Cartersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Ider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Eliza
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milbro Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Saint Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Marion County (TN)
- Whiteside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Teloga, see our County-by-County Page for Teloga.
Cemeteries Near Teloga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teloga.
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 Teloga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Teloga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Hemphill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gamble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Algood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattooga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rape Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Teloga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Teloga.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Teloga, with the one closest to Teloga listed first.
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Trion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Menlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Guild ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guild is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Lyerly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Kaolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Teloga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Teloga.
Newspapers Published in Teloga ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teloga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teloga, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teloga.
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 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 Teloga:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chattooga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Catoosa County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Hamilton County
- Marion 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 Teloga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Teloga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |