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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 Barrons Lane (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 Barrons Lane. 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 Barrons Lane ...

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.

While the name of this community is Barrons Lane, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barrons Lane may originally have been Barron's Lane.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barrons Lane might be written as Barron Lane.

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 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.

Barrons Lane is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Peach, Schley, Sumter & Taylor.

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

  • Macon County     (The home county of Barrons Lane)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshallville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglethorpe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ideal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bibb County
    • Walden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Zenith
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Lee Pope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Knoxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Roberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Musella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • Cordele
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Dooling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Byromville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lilly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Unadilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Vienna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Clinchfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kathleen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Woodard Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonaire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warner Robins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stathams Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Elberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Putnam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Tazewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Draneville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Miami Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Taylors Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Lakeview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Byron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Echeconnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Shiloh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Americus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Cobb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • De Soto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Leslie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Thalean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barrons Lane, with the one closest to Barrons Lane listed first.
    • Reynolds
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rupert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mauk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Five Points
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Howard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Norwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Carsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Upson County
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem

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

Cemeteries Near Barrons Lane ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barrons Lane.

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 Barrons Lane - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Felton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oglethorpe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Travelers Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marshallville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shade Arnold Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • English Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Davis Chapel AME Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Barrons Lane had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Oglethorpe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshallville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Dooling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Fountainville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fountainville is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
  • Byromville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Henderson is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Andersonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
  • Reynolds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
  • Murrays Crossroads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Unadilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lee Pope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people

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

Newspapers Published in Barrons Lane ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barrons Lane.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barrons Lane, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barrons Lane.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Barrons Lane:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Barrons Lane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Barrons Lane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.