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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bender. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bender to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bender, please Contact Us.

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 Bender (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 Bender. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bender is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Bender. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bender:

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Bender)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Montrose
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dudley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rentz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • East Dublin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cadwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Lovett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Cedar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Rockledge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Baldwin County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Allentown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Cochran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Yonkers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Empire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Eastman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Chauncey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Stathams Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Bonaire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kathleen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
    • Elberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Warner Robins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodard Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jones County
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griswoldville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Danville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Marion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Dry Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Huber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Gardner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <2>
    • Harrison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bender, with the one closest to Bender listed first.
    • Irwinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • Toomsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>
    • Beech Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • McIntyre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
    • Dedrich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Gordon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
    • Ivey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Brooks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County

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

Cemeteries Near Bender ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bender.

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

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

  • Haskins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heath Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dublin Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dublin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ussery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ussery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ussery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eason Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thomas Dupree Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Dupree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Dupree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dexter Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Dudley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Allentown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Nameless
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Dublin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Condor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
    • Condor is located in Laurens County
  • Empire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
  • Toomsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
    • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Irwinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • Dubois
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
      • Dubois is located in Dodge County
    • Gresston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
      • Gresston 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 Bender. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bender.

Newspapers Published in Bender ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bender.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bender, 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 Bender.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bender:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bender, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bender) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bender. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5502, Longitude: -83.1213       In this case, the coordinates for Bender have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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