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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bill Davis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bill Davis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bill Davis, 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 Bill Davis (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 Bill Davis. 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 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 Bill Davis is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Bill Davis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bill Davis:
- Burke County (The home county of Bill Davis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Thomas Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Gough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Saint Clair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Magruder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Vidette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Perkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Emmalane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Thrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Hephzibah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Gracewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Blythe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Millhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Sylvania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Cooperville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Captolo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Kathwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Talatha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Beech Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Ellenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Hattieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Snelling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Kline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bill Davis, see our County-by-County Page for Bill Davis.
Cemeteries Near Bill Davis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bill Davis.
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 Bill Davis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bill Davis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wimberly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard - Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard - Holland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northwest of Girard.
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35147 <3>
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Cullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old McCaannan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Bill Davis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bill Davis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bill Davis, with the one closest to Bill Davis listed first.
- Sardis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Millhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Shell Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Bascom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Woodcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Zeigler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McBean
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McBean is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Sylvania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbarton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bill Davis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bill Davis.
Newspapers Published in Bill Davis ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bill Davis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bill Davis, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bill Davis.
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 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 Bill Davis:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Bill Davis, 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' (or 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- Bill Davis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |