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 Blountsville (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 Blountsville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Blountsville is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Blountsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blountsville:
- Jones County (The home county of Blountsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Ethridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Fortville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Haddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Round Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Pitts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Mountain Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Brown's Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Meriwether
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coopers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- The Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Black Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Cross Keys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- East Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Payne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Brookhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Vinson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Rutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Lizella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Walden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Flovilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Juliette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bolingbroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smarr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Newton County
- Newborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Dry Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Jeffersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Goat Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dedrich
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irwinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toomsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blountsville, see our County-by-County Page for Blountsville.
Cemeteries Near Blountsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blountsville.
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 Blountsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blountsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Blount - Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Gray.
- Fortville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Humphries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Finney Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stiles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Round Oak.
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron - Shropshire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333622 <3>
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Key Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Risby Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ammons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ammons Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Gray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496463 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blountsville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blountsville, with the one closest to Blountsville listed first.
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
- Round Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Brown's Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- James
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Meriwether
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nona is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Note
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blountsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blountsville.
Newspapers Published in Blountsville ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blountsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blountsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blountsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blountsville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Monroe County
- Newton County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson 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> | 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- Blountsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Blountsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |