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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Whitesburg (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 Whitesburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Whitesburg is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.

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

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Whitesburg)
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Kings Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Normandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Normandy is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
      • Estimated population in 2019: 962 people
    • Windermere Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Clayton Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
    • Riverdale Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
    • Shangri-La on the Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Dartmouth Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Fox Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Village is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
    • Riverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Austell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Furniture City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniture City is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Chase
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Gordon Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Powder Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mableton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivey Terrace
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Sargent
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Newnan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Smokey Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • East Newnan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Moreland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bexton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Sharpsburg
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Turin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Senoia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Haralson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Hannah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Tyree
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Ephesus Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Villa Rica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Winston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Springwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Blair Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Douglasville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowers Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Lithia Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Tyrone Acres
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Peachtree City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Hamptons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Foreston Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Franklin Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
    • Winterthur Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fayetteville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lafayette Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Blakely Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Chattahoochee Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rivertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
    • Palmetto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Corn Creek Cove
      (18 miles [29 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fife
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Union City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tell is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
    • Pontevedra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
    • Rebecca Lake Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
  • Haralson County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Centralhatchee
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Corinth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Yates Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
    • Ephesus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Frolona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
    • O'Neals Crossroad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Meriwether County
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Home Place Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Hiram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dallas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesburg, with the one closest to Whitesburg listed first.
    • Hogansville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Graysons Landing
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Brays Lakeview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Asta Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Louise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Sunny Point
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Whitfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Cleburne County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Whitesburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitesburg.

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

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

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

  • Whitesburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jones Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Avery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Springer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sargent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (552 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Happy Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitesburg had a population of 294 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Whitesburg had a population of 615 people.

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

  • Banning
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Banning is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
  • Sargent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roscoe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Cross Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Emily ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Emily is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Clem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Clem is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
  • Hannah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannah is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Lang ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lang is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
  • Handy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Handy is located in Coweta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
  • Yellow Dirt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
  • McWhorter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McWhorter is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
  • Sand Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Newnan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenloch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Whitesburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitesburg.

Newspapers Published in Whitesburg ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitesburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitesburg, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitesburg.

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 Whitesburg:

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 Whitesburg, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.