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 Bonners Camp (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 Bonners Camp. 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.
Name Variations for Bonners Camp ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Bonners Camp, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bonners Camp may originally have been Bonner's Camp.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bonners Camp might be written as Bonner Camp.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bonners Camp is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Bibb, Bleckley, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Pulaski & Twiggs.
Below are the counties that are near Bonners Camp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bonners Camp:
- Houston County (The home county of Bonners Camp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clinchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kathleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodard Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bonaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stathams Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Warner Robins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Walden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bloomfield Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Brookhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Lizella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Wheeler Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Cross Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Lee Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Musella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crisp County
- Lamb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Dodge County
- Empire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Unadilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dooling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- Belvedere Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Marshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ideal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Miami Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fort Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylors Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Echeconnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Hawkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Finleyson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
- Danville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Huber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox County
- Pineview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bonners Camp, see our County-by-County Page for Bonners Camp.
Cemeteries Near Bonners Camp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bonners Camp.
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 Bonners Camp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bonners Camp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion CME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oaklevel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hoses Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southwest of Perry.
- The Mathis Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mathews Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Ladies Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Houston Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Houston Lake Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Perry.
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Means Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holmes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of Perry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34589 <3>
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Ground Memorial Gardens
- Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365988 <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.<5>
While we didn't find Bonners Camp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bonners Camp.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bonners Camp, with the one closest to Bonners Camp listed first.
- Perry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Grovania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grovania is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Heard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hayneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayneville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Kathleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Bonaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Unadilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barrons Lane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
- Westlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Echeconnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bonners Camp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bonners Camp.
Newspapers Published in Bonners Camp ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bonners Camp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bonners Camp, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bonners Camp.
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 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 Bonners Camp:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Crawford County
- Crisp County
- Dodge County
- Dooly County
- Jones County
- Macon County
- Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Sumter County
- Taylor County
- Twiggs County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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- Bonners Camp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Bonners Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |