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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 Augusta (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 Augusta. 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 and doctors 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.

Augusta is located in Richmond County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, Aiken (SC) & Edgefield (SC).

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

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Augusta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Augusta, with the one closest to Augusta listed first.
    • Rockbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Southgate Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
    • National Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Fleming Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Forest Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bonair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Waverly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairvale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Gracewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Pepperidge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barton Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Augusta, with the one closest to Augusta listed first.
    • Keysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
    • Waynesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Saint Clair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Torbit Station
      • From Augusta to Torbit Station
    • Drone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Gough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomas Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Augusta, with the one closest to Augusta listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
    • Memory Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Lamkin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamkin
      • From Augusta to Lamkin
    • Arrow Head
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Evans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Gordon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Snead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County
    • Grovetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kiokee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
      • Kiokee is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kiokee
      • From Augusta to Kiokee
    • Maddox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Augusta, with the one closest to Augusta listed first.
    • Dearing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Megahee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
    • Boneville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
  • Aiken County (SC)
  • Edgefield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Augusta, with the one closest to Augusta listed first.
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Murphys Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Colliers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Johnston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • McCormick County (SC)
  • Saluda County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Augusta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Augusta.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • South View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Westover Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (313 more) ...
    • Duval Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duval Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duval Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carmichael Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmichael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Augusta had a population of 33,300 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 1990, Augusta had a population of 44,639 people.

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

  • Hamburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Aiken County (SC)
  • Wheless
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
    • Wheless is located in Richmond County
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Richmond County
  • Adventure ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adventure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
    • Adventure is located in Richmond County
  • Martinez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
    • Martinez is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <2>
  • Gracewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beech Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamkin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lamkin
    • From Augusta to Lamkin
  • Poverty Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
    • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
  • Bath
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Belair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
    • Belair is located in Richmond County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belair
    • From Augusta to Belair
  • Langley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Morgana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
      • Morgana is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Grovetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Augusta ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Augusta.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Augusta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Augusta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Augusta.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 5 miles [8 km]<6> of Augusta.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Augusta:

The official website for Augusta: www.augustaga.gov/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Augusta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Augusta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Augusta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4657, Longitude: -81.9942    









 

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