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 Ansley (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 Ansley. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Ansley is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Taliaferro & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Ansley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ansley:
- Warren County (The home county of Ansley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Jewell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Camak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Mesena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Black Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Sawdust
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Appling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edge Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Swaggy Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Siloam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Gum Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Zebulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Avera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Stapleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Wrens Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zebina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Noah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Thomson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Megahee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Dearing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Putnam County
- Oconee Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Raytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Crawfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Carters Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Warthen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sandersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Deepstep
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goat Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Davisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tennille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Lundberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Tyrone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ansley, see our County-by-County Page for Ansley.
Cemeteries Near Ansley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ansley.
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 Ansley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ansley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Shivers Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rock Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Durbeys Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCown Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brinson - Latimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mill Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker - Brinkly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (592 more) ...
- Cason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evans - Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ansley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ansley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ansley, with the one closest to Ansley listed first.
- Mayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Culverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Culverton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Agricola is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Powelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powelton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powelton
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chalker ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chalker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lindsey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lindsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Bastonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bastonville is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
- Mesena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ansley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ansley.
Newspapers Published in Ansley ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ansley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ansley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ansley.
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 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 Ansley:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Columbia County
- Glascock County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- McDuffie County
- Putnam County
- Taliaferro County
- Washington County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Ansley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ansley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |