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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 Amsterdam (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 Amsterdam. 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 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.

Amsterdam is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Gadsden (FL), Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole.

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

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Amsterdam)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Attapulgus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Climax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Faceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
    • Bainbridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Recovery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Vada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Brinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker County
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Calvary
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Reno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Whigham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Cairo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Spence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
  • Miller County
    • Boykin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Iron City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Butlers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Dewey City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Thomasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ochlocknee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
    • Hansell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Havana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
    • Quincy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <1>
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
    • Douglas City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Gretna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Greensboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Chattahoochee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • River Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Jackson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Sneads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
      • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <1>
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • Lloyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amsterdam, with the one closest to Amsterdam listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Miccosukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Capitola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Amsterdam ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amsterdam.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amsterdam, 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 Amsterdam.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Amsterdam:

Cemeteries Near Amsterdam ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amsterdam.

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 Amsterdam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Griffin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
  • Darsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darsey Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Conyers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Pedemont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pedemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pedemont Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Chester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
  • Owens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
  • Woodberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodberry Cemetery
  • Continue List   (234 more) ...
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Barber Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Attapulgus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Fowlstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
  • Scotland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Climax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Quincy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <1>
  • Faceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County
  • Bainbridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
  • Iamonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bradfordville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Recovery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Wetumpka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
      • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County (FL)

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

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

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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>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.
<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- Amsterdam) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amsterdam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7274, Longitude: -84.4357       In this case, the coordinates for Amsterdam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Amsterdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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