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 Toms Creek (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 Toms Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Toms Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Toms Creek: Toms Crk. (or less commonly used: Toms Ck. or Toms Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Toms Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Toms Creek may originally have been Tom's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Toms Creek might be written as Tom Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Toms Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Toms Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Toms Creek 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 Toms Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toms Creek:
- Stephens County (The home county of Toms Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Eastanollee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Carnes Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Jarrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Toccoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Toccoa Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Bowman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dewy Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Parhams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gumlog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Canon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Franklin Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Mount Airy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cornelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Tugaloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Turnerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Demorest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raoul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gillsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Surf Side Club Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Brookton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Bowersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maretts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Flat Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Reed Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Hartwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfords Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Cooleys Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Madison Springs
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Danielsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Planter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Comer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Colbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tiger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Nacoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Cleveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Townville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Price ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Holland Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Leisure Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- La France
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Walhalla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Clemson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isaqueena Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toms Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Toms Creek.
Cemeteries Near Toms Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toms Creek.
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 Toms Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toms Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Confidence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stonecupher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastanollee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Yow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Toms Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toms Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toms Creek, with the one closest to Toms Creek listed first.
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Carnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Jewelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Bowersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Shoal Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Cromers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fair Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toms Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toms Creek.
Newspapers Published in Toms Creek ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toms Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toms Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toms Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Toms Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Stephens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Rabun County
- White County
- Anderson County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Toms Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Toms Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |