Our Genealogy Helper
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 Alexander (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 Alexander. 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.
Alexander is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Alexander. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexander:
- Burke County (The home county of Alexander)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Munnerlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Thomas Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Gough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Rosier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Vidette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Magruder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Old Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Perkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emmalane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Scarboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Thrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Hephzibah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Gracewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Blythe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Millhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Sylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Talatha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Beech Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Ellenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allendale County (SC)
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Snelling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexander, see our County-by-County Page for Alexander.
Cemeteries Near Alexander ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexander.
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 Alexander - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alexander covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Botsford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wimberly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alexander had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Munnerlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Girard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- McBean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McBean is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Hattieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Drone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Bascom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Woodcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Gough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexander. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexander.
Newspapers Published in Alexander ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexander, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexander.
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 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 Alexander:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alexander) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |