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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 Boys Estate (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 Boys Estate. 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 Boys Estate ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Boys Estate: Boys Est.
  • While the name of this community is Boys Estate, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Boys Estate may originally have been Boy's Estate.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Boys Estate might be written as Boy Estate.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Boys Estate is located in Glynn County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties 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 Boys Estate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boys Estate:

  • Glynn County     (The home county of Boys Estate)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boys Estate, with the one closest to Boys Estate listed first.
    • Groveside Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Glynco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shady Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Country Club Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
    • Dock Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • German Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Glynn County
    • Blythe Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Saint Simon Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Simon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
      • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
    • Epworth Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
      • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
    • Altamaha Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
    • Brunswick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jewtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
    • Sea Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Island
      • Sea Island is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Island <3>
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boys Estate, with the one closest to Boys Estate listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Waynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hortense
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Raybon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boys Estate, with the one closest to Boys Estate listed first.
    • Hickory Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • White Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Woodbine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
    • Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
  • Liberty County
    • Riceboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <3>
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boys Estate, with the one closest to Boys Estate listed first.
    • Darien
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Meridian
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <3>
    • Sapelo Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapelo Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapelo Island
      • Sapelo Island is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapelo Island <3>
    • Credit Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Valona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Townsend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <3>
    • Shellman Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • Pendarvis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendarvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people

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

Cemeteries Near Boys Estate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boys Estate.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Old Slave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Slave Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Slave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petersville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freedman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brunswick Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brunswick Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brunswick Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whispering Pines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whispering Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (93 more) ...
    • Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Palmetto Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Manning Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Evelyn
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
  • Darien
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
  • Ridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
  • Dock Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Doboy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
    • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
  • Jamaica
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
  • Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fancy Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
    • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • South Newport
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gardi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
      • Gardi is located in Wayne County
    • Tarboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Riceboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Boys Estate ...

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 Boys Estate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boys Estate, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boys Estate.

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 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 Boys Estate:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boys Estate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Glynn County: www.glynncounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Boys Estate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Boys Estate) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boys Estate. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3166, Longitude: -81.4726       In this case, the coordinates for Boys Estate have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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