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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 Branchville (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 Branchville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Branchville is located in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County: Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Thomas & Worth.

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

  • Mitchell County     (The home county of Branchville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Camilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cotton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Pebble City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Greenough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Baconton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sale City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Newton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hawkinstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Mimsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Anna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Milford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Holt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Leary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Williamsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Hartsfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Funston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Doerun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnesota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Vada
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Climax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Attapulgus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Putney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Colonial Place
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • West Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • Pecan City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Eleanor Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Damascus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglasville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Spence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Whigham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cairo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Reno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Calvary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Boykin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Colquitt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
  • Seminole County
    • Iron City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Meigs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hansell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Coolidge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dewey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Branchville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branchville.

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

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

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

  • Turkey Pen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mizpah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelham Memorial Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pinecrest Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pine Level Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Camilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hoggard Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Meigs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flint
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Mimsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mimsville is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Baconton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ochlocknee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Climax
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hartsfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Eldorendo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
    • De Witt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Branchville ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Branchville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branchville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branchville.

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 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 Branchville:

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>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 Branchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Branchville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.