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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 Adabelle (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 Adabelle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Adabelle is located in Bulloch County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.

Below are the counties that are near Adabelle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adabelle:

  • Bulloch County     (The home county of Adabelle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Register
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>
    • Eagle Court
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
    • Statesborough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • Statesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
      • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <2>
    • Brooklet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Portal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Portal is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Clito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
    • Aaron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
    • Leefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
    • Hubert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Ellabell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Metter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Canoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Effingham County
    • Egypt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Stillmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
    • Oak Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Twin City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Garfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nunez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <2>
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Bellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Claxton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hagan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
    • Thrift
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Cooperville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
    • Rocky Ford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
    • Oliver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <2>
    • Captolo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captolo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Manassas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobbtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <2>
    • Collins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Mendes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Glennville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.
    • Ohoopee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Santa Claus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Vidalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Toombs Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adabelle, see our County-by-County Page for Adabelle.

Newspapers Published in Adabelle ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adabelle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adabelle, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adabelle.

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 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 Adabelle:

Cemeteries Near Adabelle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adabelle.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adabelle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.

  • Bowen - Dekle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen - Dekle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen - Dekle Cemetery
  • Easons Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easons Chapel Cemetery
  • Ephesus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephesus Cemetery
  • Sikes Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sikes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikes Chapel Cemetery
  • Eason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Cemetery
  • Barrough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrough Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Everitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everitt Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
  • Canoochee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canoochee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canoochee Cemetery
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Dixon Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<4>

While we didn't find Adabelle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adabelle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Adabelle, with the one closest to Adabelle listed first.

  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
  • Jimps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
    • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
  • Manassas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Emit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
  • Statesborough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Collins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reidsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
  • Clito
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Clito is located in Bulloch County
  • Arcola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Bulloch County
  • Stillmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
    • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
  • Pembroke
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Blitch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
      • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adabelle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adabelle.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adabelle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bulloch County: www.bullochcounty.net/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Adabelle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adabelle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2916, Longitude: -81.9271       In this case, the coordinates for Adabelle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Adabelle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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