Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bennetts Landing (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 Bennetts Landing. 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 Bennetts Landing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bennetts Landing: Bennetts Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bennetts Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Bennetts Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bennetts Landing may originally have been Bennett's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bennetts Landing might be written as Bennett Landing.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bennetts Landing is located in Jenkins 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 Jenkins County: Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel & Screven.
Below are the counties that are near Bennetts Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennetts Landing:
- Jenkins County (The home county of Bennetts Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Emmalane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Millen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Perkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Aaron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clito
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Statesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Munnerlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Midville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Magruder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Thomas Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Drone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Gough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Girard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Canoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Metter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colemans Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Summertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Twin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Swainsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nunez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zebina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Johnson County
- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Rocky Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Hilltonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Cooperville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Captolo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennetts Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Bennetts Landing.
Cemeteries Near Bennetts Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennetts Landing.
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 Bennetts Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennetts Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Wiggens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millen City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Little Buckhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Law Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Old Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Bennetts Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennetts Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennetts Landing, with the one closest to Bennetts Landing listed first.
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canoochee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
- Munnerlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Midville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Modoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Drone
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Zeigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Sardis
(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 Bennetts Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennetts Landing.
Newspapers Published in Bennetts Landing ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennetts Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennetts Landing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennetts Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bennetts Landing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jenkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Screven County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bennetts Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bennetts Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |