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 Atkinson (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 Atkinson. 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.
Atkinson is located in Brantley 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 Brantley County: Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Atkinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atkinson:
- Brantley County (The home county of Atkinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Waynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nahunta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raybon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raybon is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Popwellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Hortense
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoboken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Hickory Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Woodbine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Hazlehurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- London Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Winokur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Thalmann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Blythe Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Shady Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Dock Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Groveside Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Glynco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Altamaha Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Brunswick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Country Club Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Epworth Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Darien
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Credit Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Offerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mershon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Sunnyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Waycross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Pendarvis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Screven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jesup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Doctortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atkinson, see our County-by-County Page for Atkinson.
Cemeteries Near Atkinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atkinson.
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 Atkinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atkinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Ammons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highsmith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wiggens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (147 more) ...
- McCool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Atkinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atkinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atkinson, with the one closest to Atkinson listed first.
- Nahunta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hortense
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Tarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Fancy Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Pennick
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
- Dock Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Offerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Screven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tompkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Gardi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gardi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
- Racepond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atkinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atkinson.
Newspapers Published in Atkinson ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atkinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atkinson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atkinson.
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 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 Atkinson:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Brantley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- McIntosh County
- Pierce County
- Ware County
- Wayne 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 Atkinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Atkinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |