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Introduction ...

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

We've added Bales to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bales, 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 Bales (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 Bales. 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 southwest 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bales is historic, it would have been located within present day Laurens County.

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 Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Bales)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Lovett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Midway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • East Dublin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockledge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
      • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <3>
    • Dublin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Rentz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <3>
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Cadwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Bryant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plainfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Norristown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
      • Norristown is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
    • Nunez
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <3>
    • Swainsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
      • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <3>
    • Blundale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
    • Blun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
      • Blun is located in Emanuel County
    • Summertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <3>
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Colemans Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
      • Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Bartow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <3>
    • Moxley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Adrian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wrightsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <3>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Tarrytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <3>
    • Ailey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <3>
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Higgston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Gillis Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Harrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Riddleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Gardner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <3>
    • Tennille
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Davisboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sandersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <3>
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ochwalkee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bales, with the one closest to Bales listed first.
    • Toomsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <3>
    • Irwinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Bales ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bales.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bales, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bales.

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 Bales:

Cemeteries Near Bales ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bales.

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 Bales covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Beasley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
  • Graham Memorial Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • The Church of Jesus Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Silver Leaf Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
  • Brewton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewton Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Odom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Drake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
  • Foskey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foskey Cemetery
  • Brachley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brachley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brachley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Minter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter Cemetery
    • Snell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snell Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Bales in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bales.

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

  • Lovett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Lovett is located in Laurens County
  • Condor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
    • Condor is located in Laurens County
  • Spann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
    • Spann is located in Johnson County
  • Adrian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dublin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tweed
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tweed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
    • Tweed is located in Laurens County
  • Wrightsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kite
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <3>
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pringle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
  • Covena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
    • Covena is located in Emanuel County
  • Hatoff ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatoff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
    • Hatoff is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Springhaven ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
      • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

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

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 Bales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5802, Longitude: -82.7254       In this case, the coordinates for Bales have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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