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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 Bay Branch (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 Bay Branch. 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 Bay Branch ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bay Branch: Bay Br. (or less commonly used: Bay Brnch.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bay Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bay Branch.

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 hospitals 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.

Bay Branch is located in Evans 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 Evans County: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Liberty & Tattnall.

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

  • Evans County     (The home county of Bay Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Bellville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hagan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Claxton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Daisy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Surrency
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Baxley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Ellabell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Statesborough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • New Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Register
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Court
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Brooklet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Statesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Metter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Canoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Hinesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Pineview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Cherokee Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Doe Run Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Flemington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Allenhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Donald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Alston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Petross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Higgston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Manassas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mendes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Midway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Collins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glennville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cobbtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Ohoopee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
    • Lyons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Santa Claus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Toombs Central
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Cedar Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Vidalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Charles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Branch, with the one closest to Bay Branch listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Odum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Bay Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Branch.

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 Bay Branch - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bay Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hammock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parker Place Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dowdy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Tippins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brewton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Old Tippins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gainwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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 Bay Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bay Branch.

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

  • Manassas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reidsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
  • Tison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
  • Glennville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Collins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Altamaha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Statesborough
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
  • Gum Branch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
  • Pembroke
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Emit
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Emit is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
    • Jimps
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
    • English Eddy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy

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

Newspapers Published in Bay Branch ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bay Branch, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bay Branch.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Bay Branch:

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 Bay Branch, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bay Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.