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Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Ashleys Ferry.<1>

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


Ashleys Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 130 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ashleys Ferry. Of these communities, 111 are located in counties other than Jeff Davis 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 Ashleys Ferry (which is Jeff Davis 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 Ashleys Ferry

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

  • Jeff Davis County   (where Ashleys Ferry resides)
    • County Website:   https://jeffdaviscountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Jeff Davis:   Hazlehurst
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Bingham ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bingham is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Burketts Ferry
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Burketts Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burketts Ferry
      • Kirkland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Paceville ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Paceville is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paceville
      • Snipesville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Snipesville is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Goldsmith ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Goldsmith is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Roper
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Roper is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Brooker
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Brooker is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
      • Lumber City Ferry
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
        • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
      • Denton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazlehurst
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ellis ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ellis is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Satilla
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Satilla is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Quinn ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
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          • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
        • Tallahassee
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
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          • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
        • Maysie ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Maysie is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Orico ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Orico is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Town Bluff Ferry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Manns Ferry
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
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  • Appling County
    • County Website:   https://www.baxley.org/
    • County Seat for Appling:   Baxley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Graham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Graham is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Pine Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
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      • Prentiss
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Prentiss is located in Appling County
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      • Phillipi
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Phillipi is located in Appling County
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        • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
      • Bassville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Bassville is located in Appling County
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      • Shady Acres
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Shady Acres is located in Appling County
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      • Baxley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cook Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Cook Heights is located in Appling County
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      • Falling Rocks
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
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      • Pine Forest
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Pine Forest is located in Appling County
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      • Spring Branch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Spring Branch is located in Appling County
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        • Weatherly Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Weatherly Park is located in Appling County
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        • Piney Bluff Ferry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
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        • Holmesville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Holmesville is located in Appling County
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        • Wheaton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Wheaton is located in Appling County
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  • Bacon County
    • County Website:   https://baconcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Bacon:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Guysie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Guysie is located in Bacon County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
      • Sessoms
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sessoms is located in Bacon County
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      • Alma
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Alma is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
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      • Rockingham
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockingham is located in Bacon County
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  • Ben Hill County
    • County Website:   https://www.benhillcounty-ga.gov/
    • County Seat for Ben Hill:   Fitzgerald
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Red Bluff
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County
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      • Ashton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ashton is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Bowens Mill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Bowens Mill is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
      • Queensland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
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      • Lulaville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Lulaville is located in Ben Hill County
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      • Fitzgerald
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Westwood is located in Ben Hill County
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  • Coffee County
    • County Website:   https://www.coffeecounty-ga.gov/
    • County Seat for Coffee:   Douglas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Relee
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Relee is located in Coffee County
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      • Pridgen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pridgen is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pridgen
      • Sapps Still
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sapps Still is located in Coffee County
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      • Lehigh
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lehigh is located in Coffee County
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      • Broxton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • West Green
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lotts
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Lotts is located in Coffee County
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      • Huffer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Huffer is located in Coffee County
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      • Cherokee Hills
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Cherokee Hills is located in Coffee County
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      • Blystonel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Blystonel is located in Coffee County
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      • Ambrose
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Park
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
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        • Bushnell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Bushnell is located in Coffee County
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        • Chatterton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Chatterton is located in Coffee County
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        • Douglas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Upton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Upton is located in Coffee County
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        • Saginaw
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Saginaw is located in Coffee County
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        • Nicholls
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bethel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bethel is located in Coffee County
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        • Bay Meadows
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bay Meadows is located in Coffee County
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        • Wilsonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Wilsonville is located in Coffee County
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        • Mora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Mora is located in Coffee County
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          • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://dodgecountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Eastman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Poplar Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
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      • Achord
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Achord is located in Dodge County
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      • Cox ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Cox is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
      • Calvin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Calvin is located in Dodge County
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      • Jay Bird Springs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
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      • McCranie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • McCranie is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCranie
      • Ararat
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Ararat is located in Dodge County
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      • Chauncey
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sigurd ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sigurd is located in Dodge County
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        • Rhine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pitts
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Pitts is located in Dodge County
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        • Five Points
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Five Points is located in Dodge County
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        • Copeland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Copeland is located in Dodge County
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        • Godwinsville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
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        • Saunders
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Saunders is located in Dodge County
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  • Irwin County
  • Laurens County
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.montcoga.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Mount Vernon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Charlotteville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Charlotteville is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
      • Uvalda
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alston
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Mount Vernon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ailey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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      • Petross
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Petross is located in Montgomery County
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      • McGregor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
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  • Telfair County
    • County Seat for Telfair:   McRae - Helena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Lumber City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarpark
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Cedarpark is located in Telfair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarpark
      • Workmore
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Workmore is located in Telfair County
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      • Jacksonville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Towns
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Towns is located in Telfair County
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      • Cobbville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
      • Scotland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • China Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • China Hill is located in Telfair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
      • Lampkins Old Field Ferry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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        • McRae - Helena
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • McRae
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • McRae is located in Telfair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
        • Helena
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Milan
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Sharon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Sharon is located in Telfair County
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        • Temperance
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Temperance is located in Telfair County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
  • Toombs County
    • County Website:   https://toombscountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Toombs:   Lyons
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • McNatt Falls
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • McNatt Falls is located in Toombs County
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      • Grays Landing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
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      • Cedar Crossing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
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      • English Eddy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
      • Rock Springs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
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      • Toombs Central
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
  • Wheeler County
    • County Website:   https://www.wheelercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Alamo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Spring Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Spring Hill is located in Wheeler County
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      • Jordan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jordan is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Avants
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Avants is located in Wheeler County
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      • Erick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Erick is located in Wheeler County
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      • Alamo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
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      • Long Pond
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
      • Stuckey
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Stuckey is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Glenwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Ochwalkee
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Wilcox County
    • County Website:   https://wilcoxcounty.live-website.com/
    • County Seat for Wilcox:   Abbeville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashleys Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashleys Ferry.
      • Forest Glen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Forest Glen is located in Wilcox County
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      • Browning
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Browning is located in Wilcox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Sibbie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
      • Statham Shoals
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Statham Shoals is located in Wilcox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statham Shoals

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashleys Ferry) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.