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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 Astoria (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 Astoria. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Astoria is located in Ware 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 Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

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

  • Ware County     (The home county of Astoria)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Waycross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerson Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Sunnyside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Deenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Winona Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Jamestown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Ruskin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Waltertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Waresboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Manor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Talmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Atkinson County
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Coffee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Nahunta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Raybon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Waynesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Camden County
    • Tarboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Winokur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Homeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Traders Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Argyle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cogdell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Chauncey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Homerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Astoria, with the one closest to Astoria listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Offerman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mershon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • Screven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Astoria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Astoria.

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

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

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

  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kettle Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ben James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Martin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Thift Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thrift Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Astoria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Astoria.

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

  • Braganza
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Waycross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Needham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Blackshear
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Waltertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Waresboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Racepond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Glenmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Manor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Nahunta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Patterson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Offerman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Uptonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Hortense
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Beach is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach

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

Newspapers Published in Astoria ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Astoria.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Astoria, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Astoria.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Astoria:

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 Astoria, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Astoria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.