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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 Pinetta (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 Pinetta. 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.

Pinetta is located in Madison County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor, Brooks (GA) & Lowndes (GA).

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Pinetta)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinetta, with the one closest to Pinetta listed first.
    • Jennings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bakers Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bakers Mill
      • From Pinetta to Bakers Mill
    • Jasper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marion
      • From Pinetta to Marion
  • Jefferson County
  • Lafayette County
  • Suwannee County
  • Taylor County
  • Brooks County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinetta, with the one closest to Pinetta listed first.
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Empress
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fodie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Barney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Barwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Echols County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinetta, with the one closest to Pinetta listed first.
    • Statenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <1>
    • Howell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Potter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Echols County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
  • Lowndes County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pinetta, with the one closest to Pinetta listed first.
    • Clyattville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lake Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dasher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Melrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Remerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barko Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Mineola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Franklinville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Franklinville
      • From Pinetta to Franklinville
    • Hahira
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Naylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <1>
  • Thomas County (GA)

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

Cemeteries Near Pinetta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pinetta.

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

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

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 Pinetta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pinetta.

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

  • Leland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cherry Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Clyattville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County (GA)
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Octahatchee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octahatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
    • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County
  • Hamburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hamburg
    • From Pinetta to Hamburg
  • Lake Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dasher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Melrose
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ousley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County (GA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Pinetta ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinetta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pinetta, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pinetta.

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 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 Pinetta:

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

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Pinetta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pinetta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pinetta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5944, Longitude: -83.3527    









 

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