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 Yorkville (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 Yorkville. 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.
Yorkville is located in Paulding 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 Paulding County: Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Yorkville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorkville:
- Paulding County (The home county of Yorkville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Hanlin
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Braswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forrister
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Rose
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Euharlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Bartow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
- Cartersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Rodgers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Hart Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Driskolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowdon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairlawn Estates
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bowdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Payne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Gibson Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Tyson Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Allatoona Pass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Motes Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Kingridge West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Skyridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Macland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Powder Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Calumet Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Clarkdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Acworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Austell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Villa Rica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ephesus Heights
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Douglasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Springwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Lithia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Blair Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Flowers Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Hannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Brice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brice is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Wax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wax is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Silver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Atlanta Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Rosemont Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Cave Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Robealou Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Rivertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Rico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- South Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Chattahoochee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Creek Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Tell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Pontevedra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Felton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Bremen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Rockmart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aragon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Etna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Tecumseh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Rock Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Muscadine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Borden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Fruithurst
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Oak Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yorkville, see our County-by-County Page for Yorkville.
Cemeteries Near Yorkville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorkville.
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 Yorkville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yorkville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Yorkville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell B Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockmart Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (595 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Yorkville had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yorkville, with the one closest to Yorkville listed first.
- Braswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Pumpkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pumpkin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- McPherson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McPherson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Rollins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Rockmart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draketown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Draketown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draketown
- Red Ore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Ore is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ore
- Remus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Remus is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fish Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Fish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Posco ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Posco is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posco
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Taylorsville
(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 Yorkville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yorkville.
Newspapers Published in Yorkville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorkville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yorkville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yorkville.
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 Yorkville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Carroll County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Douglas County
- Floyd County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Cleburne 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 Yorkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Yorkville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |