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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 Batson (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 Batson. 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 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.

Batson is located in 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 Batson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batson:

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Batson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rentz
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Dudley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dublin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dublin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockledge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lovett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Cochran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Royal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (2 miles [3.2 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 <1>
    • Bryant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yonkers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Eastman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Chauncey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rhine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
      • Rhine is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tarrytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
    • Ailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • McRae - Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Scotland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
  • Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <1>
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Alamo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Glenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ochwalkee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batson, with the one closest to Batson listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Batson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batson.

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

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

  • Sun Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Daniels Gift Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Gift Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Gift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Noles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bee Hive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mullis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Register Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Register Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Register Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • Hobbs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
  • Nameless
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Eastman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Dempsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
  • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amoskeag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
    • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
  • Gresston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
  • Walkee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
    • Walkee is located in Laurens County
  • Dubois
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Godwinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
      • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
    • Carne ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
      • Carne is located in Dodge County
    • Empire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County

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

Newspapers Published in Batson ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batson.

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 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 Batson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Batson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

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>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>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 Batson, 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 from Point A (ie- Batson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3085, Longitude: -83.0679       In this case, the coordinates for Batson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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