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Nearest Communities to Americus,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Americus, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Americus:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Americus.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Americus is located in Sumter County and is the County Seat.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 157 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Americus. Of these communities, 128 are located in counties other than Sumter County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Americus (which is Sumter County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Americus

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Sumter County   (where Americus resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.sumtercountyga.us/
    • County Seat for Sumter:   Americus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Arles
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Arles is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arles
      • Gatewood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
      • New Point
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • New Point is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
      • New Era
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • New Era is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • Maddox
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Maddox is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
      • Thalean
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Myrtle Springs ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Myrtle Springs is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
      • Huntington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Huntington is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Shiloh
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumter
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Methvins
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Methvins is located in Sumter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methvins
      • Andersonville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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        • Lamar
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lamar is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
        • Parkers ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkers is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
        • Croxton Crossroads
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Croxton Crossroads is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croxton Crossroads
        • Pennington
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Pennington is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
        • Concord
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Magnolia Springs ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Magnolia Springs is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
        • Plains
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Corinth ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Corinth is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
        • Leslie
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Friendship
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Friendship is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • De Soto
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lebanon ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Lebanon is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Danville ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Danville is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
          • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
        • Bottsford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Bottsford is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottsford
        • Murrys Ferry
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Murrys Ferry is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrys Ferry
        • Cobb
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Flintside
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Flintside is located in Sumter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintside
  • Chattahoochee County
  • Crisp County
    • County Website:   https://crispcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Crisp:   Cordele
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Daphne ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Daphne is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
      • Hugenia Ferry
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hugenia Ferry is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugenia Ferry
      • Coney
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Coney is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney
        • Former name for Coney:
        • Cone
      • Marshall
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Marshall is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Milldale ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Milldale is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
        • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
      • Raines
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Raines is located in Crisp County
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      • Bridges
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bridges is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
      • Cordele
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hardin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hardin is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
      • Pateville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pateville is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pateville
      • Lamb Town
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Wenona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wenona is located in Crisp County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
  • Dooly County
    • County Website:   https://doolycountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Dooly:   Vienna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Drayton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Drayton is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
      • Bakerfield ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bakerfield is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerfield
      • Lilly
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Byromville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dooling
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Dooling is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Richwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Richwood is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Vienna
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Findlay
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Findlay is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
      • Pinehurst
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Snow Spring
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Snow Spring is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Spring
      • Emerich
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Emerich is located in Dooly County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerich
  • Lee County
    • County Website:   http://www.lee.ga.us/
    • County Seat for Lee:   Leesburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Smithville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Pond
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Eagle Pond is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Pond
      • Edwards ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Edwards is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Scrutchins
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Scrutchins is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrutchins
      • Chokee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Neyami
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Neyami is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neyami
      • Coxs Ferry
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Coxs Ferry is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Ferry
      • Jordan Place
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jordan Place is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
      • Starksville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Starksville is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksville
      • Mossy Dell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Mossy Dell is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Dell
      • New York ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • New York is located in Lee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
      • Leesburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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        • Byne Crossroads
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Byne Crossroads is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byne Crossroads
        • Philema
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Armena
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Armena is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
        • Century
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Century is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
        • Oakland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Oakland is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Chehaw
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Chehaw is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
        • Beloit
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Beloit is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
        • Forrester
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Forrester is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrester
        • Palmyra
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Stocks ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Stocks is located in Lee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stocks
  • Macon County
    • County Website:   https://www.maconcountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Macon:   Oglethorpe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Clearview
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Clearview is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Fountainville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Fountainville is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
      • Cutoff
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Cutoff is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutoff
      • Oglethorpe
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Travelers Rest
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Travelers Rest is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
      • Bartlett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Bartlett is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Fields
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Fields is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Montezuma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ideal
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Spalding
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Spalding is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Four Points
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Four Points is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
      • Five Points
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Points is located in Macon County
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        • Barrons Lane
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
        • Garden Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
        • Lowes Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Lowes Crossing is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes Crossing
        • Winchester
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Winchester is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Hicks
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Hicks is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://www.marioncountyga.org/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Buena Vista
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Putnam
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Putnam is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
      • Draneville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Doyle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Doyle is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Church Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Church Hill is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Hoggs ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Hoggs is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
      • Buena Vista
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tazewell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Berginville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Berginville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berginville
      • Elmview
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmview is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmview
      • Pineville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pineville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
      • Zellobee
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Zellobee is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
      • Blueville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Blueville is located in Marion County
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      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Brantley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Brantley is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
        • Five Points
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Five Points is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Glen Alta
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Union
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Union is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Randolph County
  • Schley County
  • Stewart County
    • County Website:   https://stewartcountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Stewart:   Lumpkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Richland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Randall
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Randall is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Shady Grove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Shady Grove is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Slaughter Creek ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Slaughter Creek is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Creek
      • Brooklyn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Brooklyn is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Troutman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Troutman is located in Stewart County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Taylor County
  • Terrell County
    • County Website:   https://terrellcountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Terrell:   Dawson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Olivers Mill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
        • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
      • Cottondale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
      • Pleasant Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Bronwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Worner ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Worner is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worner
      • Chenube ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Chenube is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenube
      • Oakville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Oakville is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Parrott
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chambliss
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Chambliss is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambliss
      • Yeomans
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
      • Bridges Crossroad
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bridges Crossroad is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Crossroad
      • Belmont ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Belmont is located in Terrell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
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        • Dawson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Sasser
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Chickasawhatchee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Chickasawhatchee is located in Terrell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasawhatchee
        • Graves
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Graves is located in Terrell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
        • Herod
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Herod is located in Terrell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
        • Doverel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Doverel is located in Terrell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doverel
  • Webster County
  • Worth County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Americus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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