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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Attapulgas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Attapulgas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Attapulgas, please Contact Us.

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 Attapulgas (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 Attapulgas. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Attapulgas is historic, it would have been located within present day Gadsden County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

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

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Attapulgas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Quincy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Havana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • River Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • Chattahoochee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Blountstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Sneads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Inwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Grand Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Bradfordville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Tallahassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iamonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Woodville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Capitola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Hosford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Telogia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakulla County
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Attapulgus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Faceville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Fowlstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Recovery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Bainbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <2>
    • Brinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Brinson is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinson <2>
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Calvary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Whigham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Cairo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cairo is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attapulgas, with the one closest to Attapulgas listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Butlers Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people

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

Cemeteries Near Attapulgas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Attapulgas.

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 Attapulgas - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Western Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastern Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
    • The Eastern Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Soldiers Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71923 <3>
  • Black Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hosey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (193 more) ...
    • Mt. Glory Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Dell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.

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

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

  • Quincy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Scotland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Wetumpka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Faceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
  • Attapulgus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Fowlstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Holland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Holland is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Recovery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Sycamore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bloxham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Bloxham is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • River Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction

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

Newspapers Published in Attapulgas ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Attapulgas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Attapulgas, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Attapulgas.

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 helpful 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 Attapulgas:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Attapulgas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Attapulgas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.