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 Bragg (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 Bragg. 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 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.
Bragg is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Bragg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bragg:
- Jones County (The home county of Bragg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bradley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Fortville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- James
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Haddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pitts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Round Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Ethridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Mountain Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Belvedere Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Brown's Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Coopers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Meriwether
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hardwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Milledgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Black Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Cross Keys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- East Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Brookhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Vinson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Lizella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Walden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Butts County
- Flovilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Elberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warner Robins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Shady Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Juliette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smarr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forsyth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Echeconnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Dry Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Jeffersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dedrich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irwinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toomsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bragg, see our County-by-County Page for Bragg.
Cemeteries Near Bragg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bragg.
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 Bragg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bragg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Finney Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Place Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Memorial Gardens
- The Elam Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bullington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullington Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Gray.
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fortville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blount - Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Wayside Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Bragg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bragg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bragg, with the one closest to Bragg listed first.
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Bradley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- James
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Blountsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Plentitude ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plentitude is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
- Round Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Brown's Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Dames Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Ferry
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanfordville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bragg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bragg.
Newspapers Published in Bragg ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bragg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bragg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bragg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bragg:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Hancock County
- Houston County
- Jasper County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bragg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bragg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |