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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 Arcola (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 Arcola. 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 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.

Arcola is located in Bulloch 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 Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.

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

  • Bulloch County     (The home county of Arcola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Stilson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Brooklet
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leefield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
    • Hubert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
    • Olde Towne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Eagle Court
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Statesborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • Statesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Clito
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Register
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Portal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ellabell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Metter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Wentworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pooler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Sharon Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Egypt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Guyton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Marlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Eden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meldrim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rincon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Clyo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Exley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Haddonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Daisy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Claxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins County
    • Scarboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
  • Liberty County
    • Trinity
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Oliver
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Newington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooperville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Captolo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Rocky Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Zeigler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
    • Manassas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
  • Beaufort County (SC)
    • Hardeeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County (SC)
    • Garnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Arcola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcola.

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

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

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

  • McElveen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth - Leefield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hubert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...
    • Cone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Arcola had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ivanhoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Emit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
  • Tusculum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tusculum is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
  • Statesborough
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Egypt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Egypt is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Guyton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Guyton is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
  • Oliver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Marlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marlow is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Halcyondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
  • Jimps
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clito
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Ellabell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Arcola ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arcola, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arcola.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Arcola:

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>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- Arcola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Arcola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.