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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bray. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bray to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bray, please Contact Us.

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 Bray (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 Bray. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bray is historic, it would have been located within present day Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Hamilton (FL), Madison (FL), Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols & Lanier.

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

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Bray)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Valdosta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Remerton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Barko Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Dasher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Franklinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Naylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hahira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Ray City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nashville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Morven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Fodie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Barney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Empress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Dixie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Barwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Clinch County
    • Du Pont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Cecil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Adel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Howell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Statenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Potter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Stockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas County
    • Pavo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Jennings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakers Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Jasper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bray, with the one closest to Bray listed first.
    • Leland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Hamburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Lee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lee is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Bray ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bray.

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

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

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

  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Remerton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Troupville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Unity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wetherington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

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

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

  • Valdosta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Dasher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Ousley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • Clyattville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Naylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hahira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Morven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Leland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Statenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Quitman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Nankin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nankin is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
    • Octahatchee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee

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

Newspapers Published in Bray ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bray.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bray, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bray.

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 Bray:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.