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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Lake is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Fulton & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near West Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Lake:
- Douglas County (The home county of West Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Springwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Ephesus Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douglasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Blair Heights
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Lakeland Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Villa Rica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Allatoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Stilesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Driskolls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Whitesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bowers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Fairlawn Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowdon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roopville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Cherokee County
- Gibson Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Normandy is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
- Kings Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
- Windermere Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
- Shangri-La on the Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
- Coxs Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Riverdale Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Dartmouth Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Forest Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fox Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Clayton Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Austell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Knox Springs Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Powder Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Mableton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Ivey Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Macland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Nelsons Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Sargent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newnan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smokey Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jade Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bexton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Smith City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Senoia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- East Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Druid Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gresham Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Emory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 393 people
- La Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- La Vista is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,200 people
- Turner Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Turner Village is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Village
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- North Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Decatur is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Decatur
- North Druid Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Druid Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Druid Hills
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- North Atlanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atlanta
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Franklin Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Lafayette Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Peachtree City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Winterthur Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Hamptons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- McIntosh Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Rivertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Corn Creek Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- South Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Tell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Carlton Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Pontevedra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fife
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Budapest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Felton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roosterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Indian Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Hiram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Country Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Forrister
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hanlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Braswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Rockmart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aragon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Lake, see our County-by-County Page for West Lake.
Cemeteries Near West Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Lake.
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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hunter Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Powells Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Villa Rica Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tume Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mills Cemetery
- The Holland Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Wolf Cemetery
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find West Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Lake, with the one closest to West Lake listed first.
- McWhorter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McWhorter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rivertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Hannah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Rico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Douglasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lang ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lang is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Villa Rica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Emily ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emily is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Tell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Lithia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Lake.
Newspapers Published in West Lake ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Lake, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 West Lake:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Clayton County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk 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 West Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |