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 Bascom (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 Bascom. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bascom is located in Screven 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 Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Bascom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bascom:
- Screven County (The home county of Bascom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Hilltonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Millhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Captolo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Rocky Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Cooperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Newington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Clito
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Statesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Olde Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Eagle Court
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Thomas Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham County
- Egypt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Emanuel County
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Scarboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Millen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Perkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Emmalane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Thrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Aiken County (SC)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Kline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Hampton County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Gifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Luray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Estill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brunson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Furman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bascom, see our County-by-County Page for Bascom.
Cemeteries Near Bascom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bascom.
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 Bascom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bascom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bascom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lawton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Sylvania.
- Reddick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reddick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Pfeiffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Bascom had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bascom, with the one closest to Bascom listed first.
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Millhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Zeigler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Woodcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Goloid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goloid is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Alexander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Blitch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blitch is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bascom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bascom.
Newspapers Published in Bascom ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bascom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bascom, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bascom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bascom:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Screven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Effingham County
- Emanuel County
- Jenkins County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Hampton 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> | 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- Bascom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bascom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |