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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 Bottsford (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 Bottsford. 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 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.

Bottsford is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Bottsford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Plains
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Thalean
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Sumter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Concord
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Americus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Leslie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • De Soto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Andersonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Ida Vesper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
    • Cusseta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Dawson Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Lake Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Smithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chokee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Leesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Philema
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Ideal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglethorpe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Draneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Putnam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Buena Vista
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Glen Alta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
    • Tazewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Shellman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Wades
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Cuthbert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Lumpkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Louvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Parrott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Olivers Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Yeomans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Bronwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sasser
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Herod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Clarks Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bottsford, with the one closest to Bottsford listed first.
    • Leveretts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Preston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Worth County

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

Cemeteries Near Bottsford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bottsford.

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

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

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

  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rylander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery New
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Beulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Avery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Mt. Avery Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cottondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Plains
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gooseberry ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Leveretts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Leveretts is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
  • Parrott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • New Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Point is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
  • Sumter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bronwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Maddox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Maddox is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
  • Friendship
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Smithville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimbrough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kimbrough is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
    • Americus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Bottsford ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bottsford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bottsford, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bottsford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bottsford:

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' (or 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- Bottsford) 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 Bottsford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.