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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 Wilscot (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 Wilscot. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Wilscot is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).

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

  • Fannin County     (The home county of Wilscot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Greens Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Morganton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Craytonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
    • Blue Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Margret
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Margret is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
    • Hemp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hemp is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
    • Mineral Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cutcane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
    • Chestnut Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
    • Epworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pierceville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
    • McCaysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson County
    • Dawsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Cherry Log
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tickanetley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • Rolston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Santaluca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • White Path
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Northcutt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • East Ellijay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellijay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yukon is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Whitestone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • Tails Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
  • Gordon County
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Dahlonega
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
    • Garland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Carters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Carters is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
    • Crandall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cisco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Eton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ball Ground
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ball Ground is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
    • Chatsworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wells ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wells is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Big Canoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Talking Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jasper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cagle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cagle is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
    • Ludville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
  • Towns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
    • Young Harris
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hiawassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunt is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
    • Bethlehem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethlehem is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Suches
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Canal Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Canal Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
    • Blairsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Owltown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Choestoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Helen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Robertstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
    • Yonah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Culberson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
    • Hothouse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Burger Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
    • Postell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Vests
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
    • Murphy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphy is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <1>
    • Grape Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
    • Hiwassee Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
    • Pleasant Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Ogreeta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
    • Unaka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
  • Clay County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Pine Log Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
    • Brasstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Warne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilscot, with the one closest to Wilscot listed first.
    • Belltown Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
    • Copperhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ducktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chanceytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
    • Rymers ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
    • Chable ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
    • Archville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Archville is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
    • Ball Play
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ball Play is located in Polk County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play

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

Cemeteries Near Wilscot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilscot.

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

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

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

  • Tilley Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tatum Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tilley Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wilscot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Padena Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Griffith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woody Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Van Zandt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarpley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Noontootla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chastain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...
    • Brawley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Woody Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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>

While we didn't find Wilscot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilscot.

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

  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Newport is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Morganton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pisgah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Craytonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Craytonia is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
  • Blue Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Mineral Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cherry Log
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Dora ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dora is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Cutcane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • White Path
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • White Path is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
    • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Tickanetley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
    • Hothouse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hothouse is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
    • Curtis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Curtis is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis

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

Newspapers Published in Wilscot ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilscot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilscot, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilscot.

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 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 Wilscot:

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 Wilscot, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilscot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.