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 Braswell (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 Braswell. 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 hospitals 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.
Braswell is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Greene, Jasper, Newton, Oconee, Putnam & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Braswell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Braswell:
- Morgan County (The home county of Braswell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Bostwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Statham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Winder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Pine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Chamberlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Jefferson Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Lexington Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Greensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Durham Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Loganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Robin Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Grayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dacula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Snellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Broxton Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Stonemont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Arcade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nicholson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Braselton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoschton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendergrass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Talmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Shady Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Hull
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Planter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Hub Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Dixie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Newborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- High Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Marshall Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Spartan Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Maxeys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arnoldsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Zingara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Milstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Conyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Social Circle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Between
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Youth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Braswell, see our County-by-County Page for Braswell.
Cemeteries Near Braswell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braswell.
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 Braswell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Braswell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Gresham Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Michael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Malcom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom Cemetery
- The Malcom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ganaway Malcom Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bostwick Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- La Boon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas & Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Perry MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Braswell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Braswell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Braswell, with the one closest to Braswell listed first.
- Bostwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Fairplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- High Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Watkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Social Circle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Braswell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Braswell.
Newspapers Published in Braswell ...
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 Braswell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Braswell, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Braswell.
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 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 Braswell:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Madison County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Rockdale County
- Walton 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> | 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 Braswell, 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 from Point A (ie- Braswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |