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 Wilsons 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 Wilsons 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.
Name Variations for Wilsons Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Wilsons Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wilsons Store may originally have been Wilson's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wilsons Store might be written as Wilson Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wilsons Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilsons Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Wilsons Store is located in Heard 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 Heard County: Randolph (AL), Carroll, Coweta & Troup.
Below are the counties that are near Wilsons Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilsons Store:
- Heard County (The home county of Wilsons Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Frolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roopville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bowdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Smith City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Haralson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Hannah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Ephesus Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Villa Rica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Peachtree City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Hamptons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Tyrone Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Carlton Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Fairburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Corn Creek Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Edman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Hogansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Asta Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sunny Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- LaGrange
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Stroud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Doublehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Fredonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clackville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Ranburne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Sewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Rock Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Graham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corbin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Wedowee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peavy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilsons Store, see our County-by-County Page for Wilsons Store.
Cemeteries Near Wilsons Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilsons 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 Wilsons Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilsons Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Melson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Daniel - Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Darden - Crain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stallings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dent Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McWaters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carser Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Wilsons Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilsons Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Enon Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Handy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Dirt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Dirt is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dirt
- Owensbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
- Grantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenloch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Newnan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Moreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilsons Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilsons Store.
Newspapers Published in Wilsons 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsons Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilsons Store, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilsons 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 Wilsons Store:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Heard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Meriwether County
- Troup County
- Chambers County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wilsons Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsons Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |