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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 Villanow (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 Villanow. 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 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.

Villanow is located in Walker 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 Walker County: DeKalb (AL), Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Whitfield & Hamilton (TN).

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

  • Walker County     (The home county of Villanow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • Furnace ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • LaFayette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Linwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Linwood is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Martindale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Martindale is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
    • Rock Spring
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bronco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bronco is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
      • Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
    • Chickamauga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kensington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassandra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lytle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lytle is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
    • Dewberry Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewberry Town is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
    • Park City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Warren Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Warren Terrace is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • Adairsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Funkhouser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
  • Catoosa County
  • Chattooga County
  • Dade County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • Rising Fawn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Morganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Trenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewart Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
  • Floyd County
  • Gilmer County
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • Hill City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Sugar Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Resaca Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
    • Resaca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Damascus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Soapstick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
    • Calhoun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Buff is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
    • Plainville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Farmville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sonoraville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
  • Murray County
  • Whitfield County
  • Cherokee County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • Berry Springs ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Starkville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
    • New Moon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County (AL)
  • Jackson County (AL)
  • Bradley County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • Earnest ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Earnest is located in Bradley County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
    • Mineral Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hamilton County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villanow, with the one closest to Villanow listed first.
    • East Brainerd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
    • Ryall Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
    • East Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Howardville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Milbro Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
    • Apison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Brainerd Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Auburn Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
      • Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
    • Ridgedale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lookout Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Elmo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Collegedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hillsboro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 450 people
  • Marion County (TN)

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

Cemeteries Near Villanow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Villanow.

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 Villanow - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Puryear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • White Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cavender Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Goodson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Piney Gorve Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Armuchee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Strain Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (443 more) ...
    • Young Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Villanow had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2019, Villanow had a population of 16,058 people.

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

  • Furnace ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
  • Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
  • Carbondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Phelps
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Phelps is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Waterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterville is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Subligna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Subligna is located in Chattooga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subligna
  • Trickum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tilton is located in Whitfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Crow ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • LaFayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Villanow ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Villanow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Villanow, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Villanow.

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 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 Villanow:

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 Villanow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Villanow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.