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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 Bridgetown (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 Bridgetown. 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 and doctors 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.

Bridgetown is located in Coffee County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coffee County: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Telfair & Ware.

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

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Bridgetown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Mora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Ambrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Douglas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Broxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
      • West Green is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <2>
    • Nicholls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
      • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <2>
    • Leliaton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leliaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Pearson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Axson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Fitzgerald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Abba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Alapaha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Enigma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Nashville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Ray City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <2>
  • Clinch County
    • Cogdell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Lenox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Staunton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
    • Sparks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Adel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Wray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ocilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <2>
    • Mystic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <2>
    • Irwinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
    • Arp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Denton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Lanier County
    • Lakeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
  • Telfair County
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tifton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Unionville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Phillipsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Abac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Chula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgetown, with the one closest to Bridgetown listed first.
    • Millwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
      • Talmo is located in Ware County

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

Newspapers Published in Bridgetown ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgetown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgetown.

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 Bridgetown:

Cemeteries Near Bridgetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgetown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Nolan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolan Cemetery
  • Joseph Carver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Carver Cemetery
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickers Cemetery
  • Purvis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purvis Cemetery
  • Luke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Lax Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lax Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Paulk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
  • Death Age Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Death Age Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Death Age Cemetery
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Mora Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mora Cemetery
    • Brogdon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glory Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Lax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
    • Lax is located in Coffee County
  • Alapaha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Douglas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Broxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Enigma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
  • Brookfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Irwinville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
    • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
  • Nicholls
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lenox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Millwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bickley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bickley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
      • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Abba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • China Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
      • China Hill is located in Telfair County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4366, Longitude: -83.0565       In this case, the coordinates for Bridgetown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Bridgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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