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 Aycock Mill (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 Aycock Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Aycock Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Aycock Mill: Aycock Ml. (or less commonly used: Aycock Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Aycock Mill is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Stewart, Terrell & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Aycock Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aycock Mill:
- Randolph County (The home county of Aycock Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cuthbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Wades
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Leary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eugemar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- West Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Colonial Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Hinds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Turner City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Douglasville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Bancroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Douglass Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blakely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Morris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lumpkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sasser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yeomans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Parrott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bronwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Leveretts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Preston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henry County (AL)
- Shorterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aycock Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Aycock Mill.
Cemeteries Near Aycock Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aycock Mill.
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 Aycock Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aycock Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethelem Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Aycock Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aycock Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aycock Mill, with the one closest to Aycock Mill listed first.
- Folks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Morgan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shellman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Leary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sasser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Milford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Benevolence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aycock Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aycock Mill.
Newspapers Published in Aycock Mill ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aycock Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aycock Mill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aycock Mill.
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 helpful 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 Aycock Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Lee County
- Quitman County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Henry 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 Aycock Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Aycock Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |