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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 Braganza (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 Braganza. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Braganza is located in Ware 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 Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

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

  • Ware County     (The home county of Braganza)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.
    • Waycross
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerson Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Deenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Winona Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Ruskin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Waltertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Waresboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Talmo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson County
  • Bacon County
    • Coffee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nahunta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Raybon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Waynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.
    • Tarboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.
    • Winokur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Homeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Traders Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.
    • Argyle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cogdell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Chauncey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Homerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braganza, with the one closest to Braganza listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Offerman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bristol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mershon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • Screven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • Boulogne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Braganza ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braganza.

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

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

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

  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thift Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thrift Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Lott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Braganza had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Waycross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Racepond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Needham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Blackshear
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Waltertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Waresboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Nahunta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Uptonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
  • Manor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Patterson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Offerman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hortense
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Folkston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Traders Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Braganza ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braganza.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braganza, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braganza.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Braganza:

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>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 Braganza, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Braganza) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.