RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Stephens County >> Toccoa Falls >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Toccoa Falls (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 Toccoa Falls. 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.

Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens 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 Stephens County: Banks, Franklin, Habersham & Oconee (SC).

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

  • Stephens County     (The home county of Toccoa Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Toccoa
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Carnes Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Jarrett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Eastanollee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Homer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Parhams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Plainview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Aquilla ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Aquilla is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Carnesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gumlog
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
    • Lavonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
    • Canon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Royston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Tugaloo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
    • Turnerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Mount Airy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Demorest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cornelia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Raoul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Lula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clermont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Gillsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Land is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hargrove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Bowersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maretts
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Maretts is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
    • Reed Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
    • Flat Shoals
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Hartwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Commerce
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Holly Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Dry Pond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Lumpkin County
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Madison Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Ila
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ila is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <1>
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrison is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lakemont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wiley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tiger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Antioch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Germany
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Germany is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Mountain City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dillard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sky Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Towns County
    • Tate City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tate City is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Nacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
    • Helen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Leo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Yonah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Cleveland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Robertstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
  • Macon County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Orlando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Scaly Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Anderson County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Townville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.
    • Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Battle Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Longcreek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Walhalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Play
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • West Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Rest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Seneca is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
  • Pickens County (SC)
    • Clemson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Clemson is located in Pickens County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Toccoa Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toccoa Falls.

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 Toccoa Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toccoa Falls, with the one closest to Toccoa Falls listed first.

  • Zebulon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Toccoa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Toccoa Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chopped Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Laudermilk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loudermilk Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loudermilk Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lathan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carnes Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (429 more) ...
    • Stowe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stephens County Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<4>

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

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

  • Tugaloo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
  • Turnerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Anandale ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Anandale is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
  • Mount Airy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tallulah Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Demorest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cornelia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harbin ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
  • Battle Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Red Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Martin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hollingsworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
    • Longcreek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Toccoa Falls ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toccoa Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toccoa Falls, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toccoa Falls.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Toccoa Falls:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Toccoa Falls) 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 Toccoa Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.