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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 Widow Fools Ferry (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 Widow Fools Ferry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Cherokee (AL), Bartow, Chattooga, Gordon, Polk & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Widow Fools Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Widow Fools Ferry:
- Floyd County (The home county of Widow Fools Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerville Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Atlanta Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Robealou Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Kingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adairsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Euharlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Rodgers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Cartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Berryton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Menlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cloudland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sonoraville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Hill City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Resaca Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Haralson County
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Braswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Dallas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Seney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Rockmart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Martindale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Bronco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Villanow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- Dailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- New Moon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Gaylesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Adamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Bankhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Lickskillet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Widow Fools Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Widow Fools Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Widow Fools Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Widow Fools Ferry.
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 Widow Fools Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Widow Fools Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Shadyside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rodeph Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Seventh Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Berry College Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Floyd Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floyd Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Rome.
- The Floyd Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Floyd Memory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33974 <2>
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Hasty Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John Hume Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Widow Fools Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Widow Fools Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Widow Fools Ferry, with the one closest to Widow Fools Ferry listed first.
- Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Rome
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rome
- Atlanta Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- New Rome
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Rome is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Etowah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Bass Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Cunningham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Chulio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chulio is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Oreburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Reeseburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reeseburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeseburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Widow Fools Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Widow Fools Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Widow Fools Ferry ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Widow Fools Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Widow Fools Ferry, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Widow Fools Ferry.
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 Widow Fools Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Chattooga County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Widow Fools Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Widow Fools Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |