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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Aucilla. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Aucilla to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aucilla, please Contact Us.

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 Aucilla (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 Aucilla. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Aucilla is historic, it would have been located within present day Thomas 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Aucilla)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Boston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Newark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Thomasville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Pavo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Coolidge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ochlocknee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Dixie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Empress
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Barwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Quitman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fodie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colquitt County
    • Berlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Cairo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Reno
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Clyattville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aucilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Lloyd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Waukeenah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Wacissa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Iamonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Capitola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Bradfordville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aucilla, with the one closest to Aucilla listed first.
    • Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Cherry Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Pinetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Leland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Taylor County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Aucilla ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aucilla.

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

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

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

  • Laffittee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
  • Mallette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grooverville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • AME Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Milton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Philip Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

Aucilla itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 88 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Metcalf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Aucilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Miccosukee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Thomasville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Quitman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Patten
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
  • Lloyd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waukeenah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Nankin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nankin is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin

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

Newspapers Published in Aucilla ...

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 Aucilla.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aucilla, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aucilla.

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 Aucilla:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Aucilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aucilla) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.