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 Wikle Store (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 Wikle Store. 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 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.
Wikle Store is located in Habersham 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 Habersham County: Banks, Hall, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White & Oconee (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Wikle Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wikle Store:
- Habersham County (The home county of Wikle Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Turnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Tugaloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Demorest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Raoul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Banks County
- Homer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Parhams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Clermont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Land ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Lula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Surf Side Club Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- Hargrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Murrayville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whelchel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- The Bluffs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Grace ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Dahlonega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Lakemont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wiley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Germany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germany is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Tallulah Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Dillard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sky Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Toccoa Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toccoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Jarrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Eastanollee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Tate City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tate City is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
- Hiawassee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Choestoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Owltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canal Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Suches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Robertstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Yonah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Elf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Hayesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Warne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (NC)
- Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macon County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Orlando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Otto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scaly Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lickskillet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Battle Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Longcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Mountain Rest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Walhalla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wikle Store, see our County-by-County Page for Wikle Store.
Cemeteries Near Wikle Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wikle Store.
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 Wikle Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wikle Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Oakey Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nacoochee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonecyphen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Nacoochee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amys Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stonepile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Wikle Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wikle Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wikle Store, with the one closest to Wikle Store listed first.
- Aerial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Nacoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Blalock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blalock is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blalock
- Mountain Scene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Scene is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Scene
- Turnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persimmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Persimmon is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
- Clarkesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Visage ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Visage is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visage
- Tallulah Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Osborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tugaloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wikle Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wikle Store.
Newspapers Published in Wikle Store ...
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 Wikle Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wikle Store, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wikle Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wikle Store:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Habersham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Franklin County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Oconee 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> | 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 Wikle Store, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wikle Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |