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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 Bladen (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 Bladen. 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 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.

Bladen is located in Glynn 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 Glynn County: Brantley, Camden, McIntosh & Wayne.

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

  • Glynn County     (The home county of Bladen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladen, with the one closest to Bladen listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Thalmann
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
    • Blythe Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Shady Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Groveside Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Dock Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Glynco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Altamaha Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
    • Country Club Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
    • Brunswick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Epworth Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
    • Jewtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
    • Saint Simon Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladen, with the one closest to Bladen listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Waynesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Raybon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Nahunta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hoboken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladen, with the one closest to Bladen listed first.
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Tarboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Woodbine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hazlehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • London Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Kingsland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Charlton County
    • Winokur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladen, with the one closest to Bladen listed first.
    • Darien
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Credit Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Crescent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sapelo Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladen, with the one closest to Bladen listed first.
    • Offerman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bladen, with the one closest to Bladen listed first.
    • Pendarvis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Screven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Doctortown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown

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

Cemeteries Near Bladen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bladen.

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

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

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

  • Barnwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Blount Crossing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highsmith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wiggens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Arnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Whitaker Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grayham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Higginbotham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McCool Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Crum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Popwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Bladen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bladen.

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

  • Jamaica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
  • Pennick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
  • Fancy Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
  • Dock Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Brunswick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Evelyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Tarboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Hortense
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Nahunta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Darien
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ridgeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Gardi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gardi is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
    • Tompkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tompkins is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins

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

Newspapers Published in Bladen ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bladen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bladen, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bladen.

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 either 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 Bladen:

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>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 Bladen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Bladen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.