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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Wilson Ferry is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Banks, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Jackson & Oglethorpe.
Below are the counties that are near Wilson Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson Ferry:
- Madison County (The home county of Wilson Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Harrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Madison Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Planter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Homer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Winterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Jefferson Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Chamberlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Pine Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Cleveland Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Bowman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Dewy Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Silk Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Bowman Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Franklin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cromers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lavonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parhams
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Plainview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Gumlog
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Bowersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Hartwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maretts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Dooleys Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Reed Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 west)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Dry Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Spartan Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Overlook Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Watkinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Osceola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Eastville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Veribest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Arnoldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maxeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Eastanollee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carnes Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Jarrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Toccoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tignall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Lowndesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Latimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Calhoun Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Secession
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Anderson County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Holland Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Price ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Iva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Starr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deans is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Townville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Fair Play
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Wilson Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson 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 Wilson Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyards Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vanna Chapel Church Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- David Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bowman City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vanna UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanna UMC Cemetery
- The Vanna UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- Fellowship Methodist Church Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burroughs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berryman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berryman Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32740 <2>
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Hall Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Wilson Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson Ferry, with the one closest to Wilson Ferry listed first.
- Madison Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Paoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paoli is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Bowman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nickville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nickville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickville
- Royston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dewy Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amandaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amandaville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesby is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Eagle Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Grove is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fort Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
- Ila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Wilson 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilson Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Stephens County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson 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> | 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 Wilson Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |