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 Thyatira (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 Thyatira. 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 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.
Thyatira 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 Thyatira. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thyatira:
- Jackson County (The home county of Thyatira)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Arcade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Nicholson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Pendergrass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Talmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Braselton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoschton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Statham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Cleveland Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Winterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Elbert County
- Bowman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- Chestatee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Cromers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Royston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Dacula
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Ridge
(23 miles [37 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
- Rest Haven
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Buford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Raoul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cornelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Demorest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Gillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Candler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Klondike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Chestnut Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Lula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- White Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Hart County
- Bowersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Ila
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danielsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Comer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Braswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Spartan Lane
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bishop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- High Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Arnoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Eastanollee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Campton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Nicholasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Good Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Between
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Youth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- White County
- Leo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thyatira, see our County-by-County Page for Thyatira.
Cemeteries Near Thyatira ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thyatira.
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 Thyatira - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thyatira covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Thyatira Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Apple Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine - Jefferson City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oconee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- First Pentecostal Oneness of Arcade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Cabin Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Thyatira in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thyatira.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thyatira, with the one closest to Thyatira listed first.
- Apple Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Apple Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Nicholson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Pendergrass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Constantine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Planter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Hix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gillsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thyatira. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thyatira.
Newspapers Published in Thyatira ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thyatira.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thyatira, 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 Thyatira.
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 Thyatira:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Walton 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> | 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 Thyatira, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thyatira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |