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 Georgia (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 Georgia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Georgia is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Chittenden, Grand Isle, Lamoille & Orleans.
Below are the counties that are near Georgia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgia:
- Franklin County (The home county of Georgia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Georgia Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West Georgia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- North Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- East Georgia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- Saint Albans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Binghamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Chittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Miltonboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- Checkerberry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Checkerberry Village is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkerberry Village
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,907 people
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Westford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Colchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colchester is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,102 people
- Colchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Malletts Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Malletts Bay is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malletts Bay
- Malletts Bay has also been known as:
- Malets Bay
- Maletts Bay
- Pages Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Essex Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Essex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Essex is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Grand Isle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Adams Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- North Hero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- North Hero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keeler Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- South Hero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Isle La Motte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Isle la Motte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alburg Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alburg Center is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg Center
- Alburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,986 people
- Alburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alburg is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alburg
- Estimated population in 2012: 499 people
- Lamoille County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
- Belvidere Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Waterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Johnson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
- Johnson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hyde Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
- Stowe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stowe is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
- Washington County
- Waterbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
- Clinton County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Cumberland Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Point Au Roche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
- Ingraham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ingraham is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham
- Parc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parc is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
- Plattsburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chazy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Beekmantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beekmantown is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekmantown
- West Chazy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coopersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Laphams Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laphams Mills is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laphams Mills
- Ausable Chasm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Morrisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Port Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Douglass
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Keeseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Willsboro Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Willsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgia, see our County-by-County Page for Georgia.
Cemeteries Near Georgia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgia.
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 Georgia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Sabin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Georgia Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Loomis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Torrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miltonboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beeman - North Fairfax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Georgia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georgia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Georgia Plains
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Georgia Plains is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Plains
- West Georgia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Miltonboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonboro is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonboro
- East Georgia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- North Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Saint Albans Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Albans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Milton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Isle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pearl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Keeler Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- South Hero
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgia.
Newspapers Published in Georgia ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Georgia:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chittenden County
- Grand Isle County
- Lamoille County
- Washington County
- Clinton County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
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 Georgia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Georgia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |