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 West Brook (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 West Brook. 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.
Name Variations for West Brook ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Brook: W. Brook
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Brook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Brook.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
West Brook is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer & Gordon.
Below are the counties that are near West Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Brook:
- Pickens County (The home county of West Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Jasper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talking Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Tate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Ludville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Big Canoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Funkhouser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Rydal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- White
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
- McCallie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- Interchange Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Adairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cartersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Worley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Ball Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Buffington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Free Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Hickory Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Holly Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb County
- Noonday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Dawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barrettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Margret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Blue Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Morganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Mineral Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Litchfield Hundred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
- Mountain Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Alpharetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Union Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Whitestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Yukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rolston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Ellijay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tickanetley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Northcutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Tails Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- White Path
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Cherry Log
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Santaluca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Sonoraville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Soapstick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Calhoun Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Resaca Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Carters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Wells ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Chatsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- Suches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Brook, see our County-by-County Page for West Brook.
Cemeteries Near West Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Brook.
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 West Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Sun Rise Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitestone Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talona Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 West Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Brook, with the one closest to West Brook listed first.
- Jasper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Talking Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Tate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Talona is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Ludville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Carlisle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Sharp Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharp Top is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Top
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartecay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Ball Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Brook.
Newspapers Published in West Brook ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Brook, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Brook.
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 helpful 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 West Brook:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Union 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 West Brook, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |