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 Wild Fern (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 Wild Fern. 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 and 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.
Wild Fern is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Wild Fern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wild Fern:
- Hall County (The home county of Wild Fern)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Rainbow Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- New Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Gainesville Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Gainesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- White Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- White Sands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Sands is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
- Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
- Surf Side Club Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Candler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Jarrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Statham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Ophir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Lumpkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Chestatee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Cromers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Ocee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Rest Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Oak Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Suwanee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Duluth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Raoul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Talmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pendergrass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Braselton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoschton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Nicholson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Dahlonega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Planter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Ila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Bogart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Pickens County
- Big Canoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- Suches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Campton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Leo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yonah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Nacoochee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Helen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robertstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wild Fern, see our County-by-County Page for Wild Fern.
Cemeteries Near Wild Fern ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wild Fern.
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 Wild Fern - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wild Fern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gainesville Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barrett Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunagans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Gainesville.
- The Air Line Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Air Line Cemetery
- Airline Baptist Church Cemetery
- Airline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32473 <2>
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 Wild Fern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wild Fern.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wild Fern, with the one closest to Wild Fern listed first.
- Gainesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Sugar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Jarrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Chestnut Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Constantine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Gillsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glades is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Glades has also been known as:
- The Glades
- Price
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Oscarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wild Fern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wild Fern.
Newspapers Published in Wild Fern ...
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 Wild Fern.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wild Fern, 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 Wild Fern.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wild Fern:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Walton County
- White 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wild Fern) 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 Wild Fern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |