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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 Whitney (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 Whitney. 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 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.

Whitney is located in Walton 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 Walton County: Barrow, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee & Rockdale.

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

  • Walton County     (The home county of Whitney)
  • Barrow County
  • Butts County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Cleveland Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
    • Pine Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Chamberlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Jefferson Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
    • Athens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Lexington Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Winterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
  • Greene County
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Loganville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Snellville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Twin Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Dacula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Robin Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Broxton Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
    • Lawrenceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Bethesda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Whitehouse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Attica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Talasee ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Talasee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
    • Arcade
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Hoschton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Braselton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pendergrass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Calvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Shady Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Morgan County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Hub Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Wood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Essex Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Dixie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dixie Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Mansfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Newborn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Newton Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oconee County
  • Oglethorpe County
  • Putnam County
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitney, with the one closest to Whitney listed first.
    • Zingara
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Milstead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Conyers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates

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

Cemeteries Near Whitney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitney.

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

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

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

  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dally Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Circle View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Aycock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dickinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (487 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Conner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas & Knight Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whitney had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Whitney ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitney, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitney.

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 Whitney:

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 Whitney, 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- Whitney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.