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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 Whitestone (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 Whitestone. 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 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.

Whitestone is primarily located in Gilmer County. A portion of Whitestone extends into 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 Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.

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

  • Gilmer County     (The home county of Whitestone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Yukon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • East Ellijay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ellijay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tails Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Northcutt
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Rolston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Tickanetley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • White Path
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Santaluca
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • Cherry Log
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Funkhouser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
    • 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
    • Rydal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Corbin
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • Adairsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Rodgers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Worley Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
    • Salacoa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
      • Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
    • Waleska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ball Ground
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <1>
    • Ophir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ophir is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Buffington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Buffington is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
    • Harmony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Harmony is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Orange
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Orange is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Free Home
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Free Home is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
    • Holly Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Flat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrettsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
    • Lumpkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Greens Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Chestnut Gap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Blue Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Margret
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Margret is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
    • Morganton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Epworth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pierceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pierceville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • Craytonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
    • Mineral Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemp is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
    • Fry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fry is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Cutcane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Forsyth County
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Oakman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Farmville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Soapstick
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Damascus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Damascus is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Resaca Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Resaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 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
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
    • Dahlonega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Carters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Ball Ground
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Chatsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sumac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumac is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
    • Cisco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Temple Grove is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Talking Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Jasper
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Jerusalem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Talmadge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Cagle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
    • Tate
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marble Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Canoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Suches
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Whitfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitestone, with the one closest to Whitestone listed first.
    • Union Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
    • Crown Mill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
    • Dalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
    • Ruralvale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
  • Polk County (TN)
    • Copperhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Whitestone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitestone.

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

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

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

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 Whitestone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitestone.

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

  • Talona
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Talona is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
  • Town Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Talking Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blaine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blaine is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Carlisle ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Carlisle is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Hinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
    • Ludville is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
  • Jasper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartecay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
  • Jerusalem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
  • Ellijay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bobo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bobo is located in Gordon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tails Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Carters
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Roy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roy is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitestone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitestone.

Newspapers Published in Whitestone ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitestone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitestone, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitestone.

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 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 Whitestone:

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 Whitestone, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitestone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.