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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Blacksboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blacksboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blacksboro, 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 Blacksboro (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 Blacksboro. 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 and doctors 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 Blacksboro is historic, it would have been located within present day Upson 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 Upson County: Crawford, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Talbot & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Blacksboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blacksboro:
- Upson County (The home county of Blacksboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- The Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Thomaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahs Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Lincoln Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Barker Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Lizella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flovilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Haralson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Senoia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Musella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zenith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Lee Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Harris County
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Aldora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Liberty Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Betts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Carrolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Edman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Gay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Rocky Mount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Culloden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Forsyth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Smarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolingbroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Juliette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Meansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zebulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrences Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Williamson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Prattsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Belleview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Talbotton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Carsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Howard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blacksboro, see our County-by-County Page for Blacksboro.
Cemeteries Near Blacksboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blacksboro.
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 Blacksboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blacksboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock UMC Cemetery
- The Rock UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Rock Cemetery
- Trayler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emorys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Southview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Blacksboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blacksboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blacksboro, with the one closest to Blacksboro listed first.
- The Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Thomaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Culloden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Strouds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Strouds is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hendricks is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Zebulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goggins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Brent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brent is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jolly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jolly is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Molena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blacksboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blacksboro.
Newspapers Published in Blacksboro ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blacksboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blacksboro, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blacksboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Blacksboro:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Upson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Coweta County
- Crawford County
- Fayette County
- Harris County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Taylor 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 Blacksboro, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blacksboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |