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 Vandiver (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 Vandiver. 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.
Vandiver is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Banks, Hart, Madison, Stephens & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Vandiver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vandiver:
- Franklin County (The home county of Vandiver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Parhams
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Lavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cromers
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gumlog
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Franklin Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Royston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Jefferson Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Winterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Bowman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Goss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Elberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raoul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Demorest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tugaloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Turnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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 Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Gillsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lula
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jarrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Surf Side Club Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- 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)
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Bowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Maretts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Hartwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Crawfords Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 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 Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Commerce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Pond
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Pendergrass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Talmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Madison Springs
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Ila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Planter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Comer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Hull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Toccoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jarrett
(14 miles [22.5 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 Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Price ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Townville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Fair Play
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Oakway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Westminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Longcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Utica is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Walhalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (SC)
- Clemson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vandiver, see our County-by-County Page for Vandiver.
Cemeteries Near Vandiver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vandiver.
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 Vandiver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vandiver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Allens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Culpepper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toms Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Latner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gary Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Martin Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Confidence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Nails Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Vandiver in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vandiver.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vandiver, with the one closest to Vandiver listed first.
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Carnesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salubrity ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salubrity is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Cromers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Lavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Erastus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erastus is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fort Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Royston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vandiver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vandiver.
Newspapers Published in Vandiver ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vandiver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vandiver, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vandiver.
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 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 Vandiver:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- White County
- Anderson County
- Oconee County
- Pickens 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> | 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. |
| <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 Vandiver, 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- Vandiver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |