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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Woollys. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Woollys to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Woollys, 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 Woollys (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 Woollys. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Woollys is historic, it would have been located within present day Bartow 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 Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Woollys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woollys:
- Bartow County (The home county of Woollys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Euharlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rodgers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stilesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Interchange Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Cartersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Berryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chattoogaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Trion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Payne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Salacoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Gibson Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Waleska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Motes Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Kingridge West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Acworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Mars Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Calumet Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Kennesaw Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Macland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Noonday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Powder Springs Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Bass Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Lindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Summerville Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Plainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sonoraville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Calhoun Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Resaca Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Hill City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Haralson County
- Felton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murray County
- Carters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Braswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hanlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Forrister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Dallas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Talmadge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Jerusalem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Ludville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Hinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Seney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockmart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Cedartown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Kirk's Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Tecumseh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woollys, see our County-by-County Page for Woollys.
Cemeteries Near Woollys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woollys.
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 Woollys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woollys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Wooley Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reynolds Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gore Spring AME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate Cemetery in Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eves Place Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams - Snowden Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnold Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Connesena Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mizpah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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 Woollys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woollys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woollys, with the one closest to Woollys listed first.
- Eves ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eves is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eves
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkins ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkins is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Bass Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Freemans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freemans is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans
- Chulio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chulio is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulio
- Euharlee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Malbone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malbone is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbone
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Woollys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woollys.
Newspapers Published in Woollys ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woollys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woollys, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woollys.
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 Woollys:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bartow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Haralson County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Cherokee 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 Woollys, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woollys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |