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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 Bostwick (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 Bostwick. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Bostwick is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Greene, Jasper, Newton, Oconee, Putnam & Walton.

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

  • Morgan County     (The home county of Bostwick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Braswell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Rutledge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Barrow County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Pine Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
    • Cleveland Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
    • Chamberlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Riverside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Athens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Jefferson Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
    • Winterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Greene County
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Loganville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dacula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Robin Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Snellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Twin Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Attica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Talasee ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Talasee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
    • Arcade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jefferson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicholson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hoschton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Braselton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pendergrass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Shady Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Calvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Hull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Patterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
    • Colbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Planter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Hub Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Wood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Dixie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Newborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Essex Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Covington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
  • Oconee County
  • Oglethorpe County
  • Putnam County
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
    • Zingara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Milstead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Conyers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
  • Walton County

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

Cemeteries Near Bostwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bostwick.

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

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

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

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, Bostwick had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bostwick had a population of 393 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Bostwick ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bostwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bostwick, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bostwick.

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 Bostwick:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bostwick) 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 Bostwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.