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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 Bedgood (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 Bedgood. 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.

Bedgood is located in Crisp 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 Crisp County: Dooly, Lee, Sumter, Turner, Wilcox & Worth.

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

  • Crisp County     (The home county of Bedgood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Arabi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McKenzie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Cordele
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Lamb Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Abba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Vienna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lilly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Byromville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Dooling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Turner City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
    • Eleanor Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Tompkins Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Arp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
    • Irwinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <1>
    • Mystic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Philema
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
      • Philema is located in Lee County
    • Chokee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Leesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • De Soto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Leslie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Chula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Abac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Tifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Ashburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rebecca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hobby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Seville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
    • Pitts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochelle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Pineview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bedgood, with the one closest to Bedgood listed first.
    • Cuffietown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Warwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <1>
    • Poulan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <1>
    • Sumner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sylvester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <1>
    • East Dougherty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Alfords
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County

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

Cemeteries Near Bedgood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bedgood.

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

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bay Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arabi - Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arabi - Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arabi - Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dakota Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dakota Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dakota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Musselwhite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musselwhite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musselwhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pate Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Story - Odum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Story - Odum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Story - Odum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rocky Mount Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mount Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Arabi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cordele
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
  • Pitts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
  • Doles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
    • Doles is located in Worth County
  • Rochelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Tippettville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippettville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
  • Cobb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Abba
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chokee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Findlay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findlay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
      • Findlay is located in Dooly County
    • Isabella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Worth County

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

Newspapers Published in Bedgood ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedgood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bedgood, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bedgood.

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 Bedgood:

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bedgood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bedgood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8513, Longitude: -83.7063       In this case, the coordinates for Bedgood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Bedgood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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