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Introduction ...

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

We've added Berrien to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Berrien, 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 Berrien (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 Berrien. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Berrien is historic, it would have been located within present day Cook 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 Cook County: Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Lowndes & Tift.

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

  • Cook County     (The home county of Berrien)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Sparks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenox
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Cecil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson County
    • Willacoochee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Nashville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ray City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Enigma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Alapaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Barney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fodie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Barwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Quitman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norman Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moultrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Doerun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Minnesota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Hartsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lanier County
    • Lakeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Hahira
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Barko Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Remerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Naylor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Pavo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coolidge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Omega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Unionville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Tifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Abac
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ty Ty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berrien, with the one closest to Berrien listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poulan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Berrien ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berrien.

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 Berrien - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berrien covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Weeks Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (207 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Daniels Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Berrien in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berrien.

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

  • Adel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Lenox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hahira
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Morven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Moultrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brookfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Enigma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Alapaha
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Minton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Minton is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
    • Patten
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Patten is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bay is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay

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

Newspapers Published in Berrien ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berrien.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berrien, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berrien.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Berrien:

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 Berrien, 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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berrien) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.