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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 Adasburg (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 Adasburg. 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.

Adasburg is located in Wilkes County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.

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

  • Wilkes County     (The home county of Adasburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Lundberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tignall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Tyrone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Rayle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Appling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maddox
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Maddox is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
    • Kiokee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kiokee is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
    • Sawdust
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Harlem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Snead
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Snead is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Evans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grovetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
    • Arrow Head
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
    • Lamkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Fort Gordon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Daniel Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Durham Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Union Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hancock County
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Loce
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
    • Lincolnton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Midway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Midway is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Hesters Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Boneville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dearing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Megahee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Oglethorpe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Veribest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
  • Richmond County
    • Belair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belair is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Raytown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Sharon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawfordville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carters Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
    • Springfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Cadley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Mesena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Camak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Norwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Warrenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Abbeville County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Calhoun Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Latimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Edgefield County (SC)
    • Colliers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
  • Greenwood County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Bradley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg listed first.
    • Willington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Modoc
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Parksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Plum Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Carmel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • McCormick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McCormick is located in McCormick County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCormick <1>
    • Clarks Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Adasburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adasburg.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adasburg, with the one closest to Adasburg 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Adasburg had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Amity
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amity is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Metasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Metasville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
  • Clay Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Leathersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
  • Agnes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Agnes is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Lincolnton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Leverett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leverett is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cluese ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cluese is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
  • Danburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Danburg is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
  • Double Branches
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Little River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Little River is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Cadley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Tignall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Adasburg ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adasburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adasburg, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adasburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Adasburg:

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 Adasburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Adasburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.