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 Almira (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 Almira. 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 doctors and 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.
Almira is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Burke, Emanuel, Glascock, Johnson, McDuffie, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Almira. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Almira:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Almira)
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Bartow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Omaha Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Avera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wrens Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Zebina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Magruder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Vidette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Midville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Drone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Saint Clair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Keysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Blundale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Colemans Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Summertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Swainsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Edge Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Kite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Lovett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Tuckers Crossroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Richmond County
- Blythe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Davisboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tennille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warthen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deepstep
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gardner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Goat Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Wilkinson County
- Beech Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Almira, see our County-by-County Page for Almira.
Cemeteries Near Almira ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almira.
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 Almira - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almira covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Joseys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Fellowship Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fulford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davisboro City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blounts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plunkett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Dixon Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Almira in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Almira.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Almira, with the one closest to Almira listed first.
- Bartow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riddleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Wadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pringle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pringle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pinetucky ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Downs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Sun Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sun Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Sandersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tennille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kite
(17 miles [27.4 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 Almira. See our List of 1890's Communities around Almira.
Newspapers Published in Almira ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almira.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almira, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almira.
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 helpful 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 Almira:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Emanuel County
- Glascock County
- Johnson County
- Laurens County
- Richmond County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson 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> | 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 Almira, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Almira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |