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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 Aikenton (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 Aikenton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Aikenton is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Butts, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Newton & Putnam.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Aikenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Shady Dale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Meriwether
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brown's Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Milledgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Flovilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fincherville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Greensboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
    • Siloam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Swaggy Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Gum Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Ethridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Round Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Bradley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Wayside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Fortville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • Haddock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
    • Morton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • James
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Pitts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Juliette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Box Ankle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rutledge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Buckhead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smyrna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Smyrna is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Bostwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Braswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Newborn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Dixie Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Dixie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixie is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Hub Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
    • East Wood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Covington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Porterdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Essex Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Newton Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Oxford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconee County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Eatonton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hallwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Oconee Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Walton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aikenton, with the one closest to Aikenton listed first.
    • Social Circle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Whitney is located in Walton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Jersey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Aikenton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aikenton.

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

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

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

  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hearnville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Talmadge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Central Methodist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (397 more) ...
    • West View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Machen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Machen is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
  • Shady Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Godfrey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Godfrey is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Farrar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Farrar is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Pennington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pennington is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Maxwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxwell is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Note
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eatonton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stanfordville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
  • Minneta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Minneta is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneta
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Adgateville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Adgateville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adgateville
      • Former name for Adgateville:
      • Adgateville
    • Reese
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Reese is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Clopton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clopton is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton

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

Newspapers Published in Aikenton ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aikenton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aikenton, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aikenton.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Aikenton:

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 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.
<3>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 Aikenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Aikenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.