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 Viola (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 Viola. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Viola is located in Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Viola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Viola:
- Heard County (The home county of Viola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Yates Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Roosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Roopville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Tyus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Jonesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Whitesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Grantville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Sargent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newnan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Smith City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Hannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Fulton County
- Chattahoochee Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County
- Waco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Lone Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Sunny Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Asta Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sassafrass Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Hogansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbottsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Rockwell Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- West Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- LaGrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Doublehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Clackville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Red Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Abanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clay County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Cragford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Motley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Ranburne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Sewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Peavy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Wedowee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Tallapoosa County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Truett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Viola, see our County-by-County Page for Viola.
Cemeteries Near Viola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Viola.
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 Viola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Viola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Lashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hearn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buttrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cheek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (519 more) ...
- Franklin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bevis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Viola had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Viola, with the one closest to Viola listed first.
- Texas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owensbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
- Simpson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Houston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Frolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Glenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wehadkee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Rockalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Enon Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Corinth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Glenloch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Viola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Viola.
Newspapers Published in Viola ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Viola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Viola, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Viola.
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 Viola:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Tallapoosa 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 Viola, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Viola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |