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 Van Wert (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 Van Wert. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Van Wert is located in Polk 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 Polk County: Cherokee (AL), Cleburne (AL), Bartow, Floyd, Haralson & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Van Wert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Van Wert:
- Polk County (The home county of Van Wert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Rockmart
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aragon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Euharlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cartersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Allatoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Cassville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Hart Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Temple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Driskolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Bowdon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Payne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Gibson Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Allatoona Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Tyson Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Motes Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Kingridge West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Mars Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Powder Springs Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Acworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calumet Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mitchell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Shiloh West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Logan Trace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Macland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Powder Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarkdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Villa Rica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Douglasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Springwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Lithia Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Tyree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Blair Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Brice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Wax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Atlanta Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Cave Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robealou Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Gordon County
- Plainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Felton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Tabernacle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Bremen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Braswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Country Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Home Place Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- Dailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Tecumseh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Exie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Spring Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Muscadine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Oak Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fruithurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Grantley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Van Wert, see our County-by-County Page for Van Wert.
Cemeteries Near Van Wert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Van Wert.
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 Van Wert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Van Wert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Rockmart Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hightower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ezell B Garner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Live Oak Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Baptist Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Aragon.
- The Live Oak Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Live Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2210468 <3>
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 Van Wert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Van Wert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Van Wert, with the one closest to Van Wert listed first.
- Rockmart
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Ore ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Ore is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore
- Braswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yorkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Fish Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Posco ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Posco is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posco
- Taylorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- McPherson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McPherson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Remus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Remus is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Seney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Pumpkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- McGinnis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGinnis is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Van Wert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Van Wert.
Newspapers Published in Van Wert ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Wert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Van Wert, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Van Wert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Van Wert:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Wert) 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 Van Wert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |