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 Webbs Ferry (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 Webbs Ferry. 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 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.
Webbs Ferry 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 Webbs Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Webbs Ferry:
- Heard County (The home county of Webbs Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Yates Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Frolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Driskolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Sargent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Newnan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Turin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Senoia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haralson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Hannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Peachtree City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Tyrone Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Foreston Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Carlton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Corn Creek Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Fairburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- South Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Tell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Budapest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Lone Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Hogansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sunny Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Louise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- LaGrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Rockwell Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Doublehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Ranburne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Micaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Sewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rock Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Roanoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Wedowee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Webbs Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Webbs Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Webbs Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Webbs Ferry.
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 Webbs Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Webbs Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Hardegree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Summerlin - Pullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newnan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Yellowdirt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Yellowdirt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Faver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Frienship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (508 more) ...
- Enon Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Chapel 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.<2>
While we didn't find Webbs Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Webbs Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Webbs Ferry, with the one closest to Webbs Ferry listed first.
- Yellow Dirt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Enon Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Handy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Glenloch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Roopville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banning is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Clem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Rockalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Webbs Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Webbs Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Webbs Ferry ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Webbs Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Webbs Ferry, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Webbs Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Webbs Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph 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> | 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 Webbs Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Webbs Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |