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 Bastonville (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 Bastonville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Bastonville is located in Glascock 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 Glascock County: Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bastonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bastonville:
- Glascock County (The home county of Bastonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edge Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Keysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Drone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Rosier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Appling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kiokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Arrow Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Greene County
- Swaggy Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zebulon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Gum Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Avera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Wrens Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Noah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moxley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Bartow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- Loce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Megahee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Blythe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hephzibah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Belair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- De Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Pepperidge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fleming Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Gracewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Southgate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Raytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crawfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mesena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Camak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Warthen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davisboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Tennille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- Lundberg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bastonville, see our County-by-County Page for Bastonville.
Cemeteries Near Bastonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bastonville.
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 Bastonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bastonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Thankful Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Langham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rabun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosa Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- George W Usry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pool - Usry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seals - Kitchens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (539 more) ...
- Daniel Usry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gracy Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bastonville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bastonville, with the one closest to Bastonville listed first.
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wrens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mesena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dearing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avondale is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Camak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Agricola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Stellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bastonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bastonville.
Newspapers Published in Bastonville ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bastonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bastonville, 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 Bastonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bastonville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Glascock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wilkes 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 Bastonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bastonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |