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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 Whitfield (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 Whitfield. 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 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.

Whitfield is located in Troup 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 Troup County: Chambers (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Harris, Heard & Meriwether.

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

  • Troup County     (The home county of Whitfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Louise
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Louise is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
    • Asta Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Asta Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
    • Mountville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brays Lakeview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • LaGrange
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Hogansville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
    • Rockwell Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
    • Graysons Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
    • West Lake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Lake Village is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Vernon is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Bowers Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
    • Lowell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Roopville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Whitesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Tyus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Grantville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Bexton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • Moreland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smokey Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • East Newnan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Newnan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sargent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Haralson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Sharpsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Turin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Foreston Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Peachtree City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris County
  • Heard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Corinth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Houston is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
    • Glenn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Franklin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • O'Neals Crossroad
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralhatchee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Frolona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Yates Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
    • Roosterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Ephesus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meriwether County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Lawrences Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Molena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Talbot County
  • Chambers County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitfield, with the one closest to Whitfield listed first.
    • Evansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
    • Standing Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lanett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Plant City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
    • Fredonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Eady City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
    • River View
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stroud
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Huguley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
    • Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <1>
    • Five Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Lee County (AL)
  • Randolph County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Whitfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitfield.

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

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

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

  • Heard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Reid Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Louise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shilolt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newsom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Traylor Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (540 more) ...
    • Evans Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Old Emmaus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Shadowlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 in 1895, Whitfield had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Mountville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • LaGrange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Marks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Troup Factory ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Troup Factory is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Factory
  • Lone Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Corinth is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Cooksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cooksville is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
  • Owensbyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Owensbyville is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
  • Grantville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
  • Vernon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Vernon is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Long Cane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Cane is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Midway is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Crowder ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Crowder is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
    • Gabbettville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gabbettville is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbettville

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

Newspapers Published in Whitfield ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitfield, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitfield.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Whitfield:

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