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 Bermuda (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 Bermuda. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Bermuda is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Baker, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph & Terrell.
Below are the counties that are near Bermuda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bermuda:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Bermuda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Leary
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Hawkinstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Mimsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Decatur County
- Vada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Colonial Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- West Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Dawson Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eugemar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Hinds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Putney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eleanor Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Douglasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Douglass Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Hentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Blakely
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Colquitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Baconton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Flint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Camilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Pebble City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Wades
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Sasser
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yeomans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Bronwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Worth County
- East Dougherty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bermuda, see our County-by-County Page for Bermuda.
Cemeteries Near Bermuda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bermuda.
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 Bermuda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bermuda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Leary City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Land Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Milford.
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528482 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Bermuda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bermuda.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bermuda, with the one closest to Bermuda listed first.
- Leary
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Dickey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Folks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mimsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Armena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hoggard Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
- Sasser
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bermuda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bermuda.
Newspapers Published in Bermuda ...
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 Bermuda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bermuda, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bermuda.
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 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 Bermuda:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Clay County
- Decatur County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Lee County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Randolph County
- Terrell County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bermuda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bermuda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |