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 Bancroft (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 Bancroft. 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 doctors 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.
Bancroft is located in Early 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 Early County: Henry (AL), Houston (AL), Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Miller & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Bancroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bancroft:
- Early County (The home county of Bancroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Douglasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Sawhatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Cedar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jakin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Decatur County
- Brinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Mayhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Colquitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hatcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cuthbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wades
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Donalsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Haleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Shorterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Oakey Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graball
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Capps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Screamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Headland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Barber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <1>
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Kinsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bancroft, see our County-by-County Page for Bancroft.
Cemeteries Near Bancroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bancroft.
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 Bancroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bancroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colomokee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blakely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lawn Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- George Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Billings Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Bancroft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bancroft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bancroft, with the one closest to Bancroft listed first.
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Dickey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Mayhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Morgan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colquitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Pecan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fort Gaines
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bancroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bancroft.
Newspapers Published in Bancroft ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bancroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bancroft, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bancroft.
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 either 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 Bancroft:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Early County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Decatur County
- Miller County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Seminole County
- Terrell County
- Henry County
- Houston 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 Bancroft, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bancroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |