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 Yellow Dirt (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 Yellow Dirt. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Yellow Dirt 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 Yellow Dirt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yellow Dirt:
- Heard County (The home county of Yellow Dirt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Centralhatchee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roosterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Yates Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Frolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Ephesus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Roopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Tyus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bowdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jake
(19 miles [30.6 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 Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Sargent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- Newnan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Newnan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Grantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Senoia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Hannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Tyree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Peachtree City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tyrone Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fayette Villa Estates
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hamptons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Foreston Place
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rivertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Corn Creek Cove
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Fairburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- South Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Tell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Union City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Budapest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Lone Oak
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Troup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Graysons Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Brays Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Hogansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Sunny Point
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Doublehead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Stroud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Ranburne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Muscadine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Micaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Sewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- High Shoals
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Rock Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Newell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Corbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yellow Dirt, see our County-by-County Page for Yellow Dirt.
Cemeteries Near Yellow Dirt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yellow Dirt.
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 Yellow Dirt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yellow Dirt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Old Yellowdirt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Summerlin - Pullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Yellowdirt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hardegree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Frienship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenloch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (506 more) ...
- Old Glenloch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Faver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Yellow Dirt had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yellow Dirt, with the one closest to Yellow Dirt listed first.
- Glenloch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenloch is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch
- Handy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Handy is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Enon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enon Grove is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Grove
- Roopville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Clem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Mabry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mabry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabry
- Rockalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockalo is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockalo
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sargent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Banning is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cross Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yellow Dirt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yellow Dirt.
Newspapers Published in Yellow Dirt ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellow Dirt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yellow Dirt, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yellow Dirt.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Yellow Dirt:
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Yellow Dirt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Yellow Dirt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |