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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 Alcorns (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 Alcorns. 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.

Alcorns is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Alcorns)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Dexter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rentz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dublin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dublin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Rockledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Lovett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Allentown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Royal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Chester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bryant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Yonkers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Plainfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Empire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Eastman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Chauncey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rhine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Bonaire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Stathams Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Clinchfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Finleyson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Milan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Danville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Alamo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • Pineview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcorns, with the one closest to Alcorns listed first.
    • Irwinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Toomsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Beech Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • McIntyre
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Alcorns ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alcorns.

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

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

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

  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dexter Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mullis - Cole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rogers / Darsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mullis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alligood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lister Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • Walters Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barbour Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bee Hive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

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

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

  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Nameless
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
  • Dexter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Dudley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Empire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
  • Gresston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
  • Dubois
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Dempsey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Allentown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Alcorns ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alcorns.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alcorns, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alcorns.

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 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 Alcorns:

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