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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 Belfast (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 Belfast. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Belfast is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans & Liberty.

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Belfast)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belfast, with the one closest to Belfast listed first.
    • Keller
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Richmond Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fort McAllister
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
    • Ellabell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pembroke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belfast, with the one closest to Belfast listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
    • Coffee Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Montgomery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Nicholsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
      • Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
    • Grubbs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubbs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
    • Vernonburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Skidaway Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidaway Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
    • Abercorn Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
      • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
    • Isle of Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Liberty City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Richfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belfast, with the one closest to Belfast listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <2>
    • Eden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Exley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belfast, with the one closest to Belfast listed first.
    • Sunbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fleming
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Riceboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
    • Screven Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Flemington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tupelo Trail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Trinity
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Garden Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Allenhurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Long County
    • Ludowici
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <2>
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belfast, with the one closest to Belfast listed first.
    • Shellman Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Valona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Credit Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Meridian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Sapelo Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapelo Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapelo Island
      • Sapelo Island is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapelo Island <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Belfast ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belfast.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Belfast, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Belfast.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Belfast:

Cemeteries Near Belfast ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belfast.

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

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

  • Wilkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
  • Bryan Neck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Neck Cemetery
  • Burnt Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Church Cemetery
  • Old Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dorchester Cemetery
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dorchester Cemetery
  • Sunbury Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Strathy Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strathy Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strathy Hall Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Richmond Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Hill Cemetery
  • Daniel Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beach Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • Richmond Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Hill Cemetery
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Midway UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<5>

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

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

  • Keller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Keller is located in Bryan County
  • Dorchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
  • Fleming
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Burroughs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burroughs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
  • Riceboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
    • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
  • McIntosh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
  • South Newport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
  • Flemington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Isle of Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Hinesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Walthourville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
  • Central Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pooler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
      • Pooler is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <2>
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Savannah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Bryan County: www.bryancountyga.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Belfast) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belfast. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8244, Longitude: -81.2918       In this case, the coordinates for Belfast have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Belfast, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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