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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Woffords Settlement. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Woffords Settlement to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Woffords Settlement, 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 Woffords Settlement (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 Woffords Settlement. 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 Woffords Settlement ...
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 Woffords Settlement, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Woffords Settlement may originally have been Wofford's Settlement.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woffords Settlement might be written as Wofford Settlement.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Woffords Settlement is historic, it would have been located within present day Banks 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 Banks County: Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Madison & Stephens.
Below are the counties that are near Woffords Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woffords Settlement:
- Banks County (The home county of Woffords Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Parhams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Aquilla ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Carnesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Lavonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gumlog
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Canon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Royston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cornelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raoul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Demorest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hills is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Clarkesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Turnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Tugaloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Lula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Surf Side Club Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
- Brookton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brookton is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
- Clermont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Land ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Hargrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hargrove is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
- Jarrett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- New Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Rainbow Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- The Bluffs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Bluffs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
- Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Bowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maretts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maretts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Flat Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Talmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pendergrass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arcade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Braselton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoschton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Grace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Willow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Dahlonega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Planter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Madison Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Danielsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rabun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Tallulah Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakemont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tiger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Germany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Germany is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Stephens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Carnes Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
- Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
- Toccoa Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toccoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastanollee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Jarrett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Union County
- Choestoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Leo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Yonah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Helen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Oconee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Battle Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Longcreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Fair Play
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woffords Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Woffords Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Woffords Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woffords Settlement.
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 Woffords Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woffords Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Broad River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kimsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baldwin City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (457 more) ...
- Level Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan 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.
While we didn't find Woffords Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woffords Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woffords Settlement, with the one closest to Woffords Settlement listed first.
- Mount Airy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollingsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
- Cornelia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Alto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Demorest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heads Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Jewelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Clarkesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- Lula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Mossy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mossy Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woffords Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woffords Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Woffords Settlement ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woffords Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woffords Settlement, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woffords Settlement.
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 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 Woffords Settlement:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Banks County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hart County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Rabun County
- Stephens County
- Union County
- White County
- Oconee 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 Woffords Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woffords Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |