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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Winkles. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winkles to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winkles, please Contact Us.
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 Winkles (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 Winkles. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Winkles is historic, it would have been located within present day Polk 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 Polk County: Cherokee (AL), Cleburne (AL), Bartow, Floyd, Haralson & Paulding.
Below are the counties that are near Winkles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winkles:
- Polk County (The home county of Winkles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Aragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockmart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Stilesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Euharlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Temple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hart Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Driskolls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Jonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tyus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Cobb County
- Powder Springs Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Villa Rica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tyree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Douglasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Brice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Cave Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Robealou Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Rosemont Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Oreburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Bass Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Felton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bremen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Braswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forrister
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Home Place Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Country Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Calhoun County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Dailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Collins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- White Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Merrellton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Spring Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Exie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Kirk's Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Noah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Tucker Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Moshat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Muscadine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fruithurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Grantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hightower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Heflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winkles, see our County-by-County Page for Winkles.
Cemeteries Near Winkles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winkles.
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 Winkles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winkles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Dugdown Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Felton Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Felton Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lime Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littlecreek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlecreek Cemetery
- The Littlecreek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Creek Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- The Philadelphia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Latham Cemetery
- Mt. Zion East Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Hightower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bower Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Winkles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winkles.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winkles, with the one closest to Winkles listed first.
- Dugdown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- Felton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Youngs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Youngs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Walthrall ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walthrall is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
- Little Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Creek is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Grady ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Esom Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fish Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prior is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
- Tallapoosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winkles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winkles.
Newspapers Published in Winkles ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winkles, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winkles.
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 either 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 Winkles:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Paulding County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Winkles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Winkles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |