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 Brent (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 Brent. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Brent is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Brent. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brent:
- Monroe County (The home county of Brent)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Forsyth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Smarr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Culloden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Juliette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Lizella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Payne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Vinson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- East Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Mogul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Walden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Wheeler Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Flovilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jenkinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fincherville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Musella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lee Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Henry County
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Houston County
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Round Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Belvedere Manor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Pitts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Goggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Barnesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aldora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Milner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Taylors Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Byron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echeconnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Fort Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Meansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lawrences Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Griffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Experiment
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Sunny Side
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County
- Prattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Carsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Reynolds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Yatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hannahs Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Thomaston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Sunset Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Barker Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brent, see our County-by-County Page for Brent.
Cemeteries Near Brent ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brent.
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 Brent - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brent covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Brent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sheran - Horne - Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCough African-American Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ramah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Faith Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pringle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brent had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brent, with the one closest to Brent listed first.
- Collier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier
- Strouds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strouds is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Forsyth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bamah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bamah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamah
- Maynard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Goggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Culloden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Musella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ceres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ceres is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bolingbroke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- High Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- High Falls is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- The Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brent. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brent.
Newspapers Published in Brent ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brent.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brent, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brent.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brent:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Crawford County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Peach County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Upson 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> | 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- Brent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Brent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |