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 Brier Creek Landing (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 Brier Creek Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Brier Creek Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Brier Creek Landing: Brier Crk. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Brier Ck. Lndg. or Brier Cr. Lndg.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Brier Creek Landing is located in Screven 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 Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Brier Creek Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brier Creek Landing:
- Screven County (The home county of Brier Creek Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hiltonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Captolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Hilltonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Millhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Zeigler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Oliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Cooperville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Rocky Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Clito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Leefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Brooklet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Statesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Two Sisters Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Clyo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Scarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Millen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ulmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Kline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hattieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Colleton County (SC)
- Islandton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Furman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brunson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pond Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Varnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crocketville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barkerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barkerville is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
- Barkerville has also been known as:
- Haywardville
- Jasper County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Pineland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tillman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brier Creek Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Brier Creek Landing.
Cemeteries Near Brier Creek Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brier Creek Landing.
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 Brier Creek Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brier Creek Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Lawtonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McBride Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cohen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Striker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Brier Creek Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brier Creek Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brier Creek Landing, with the one closest to Brier Creek Landing listed first.
- Peeples ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peeples is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
- Shirley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Estill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eneck ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eneck is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Captolo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Bascom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bascom is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Goloid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goloid is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brier Creek Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brier Creek Landing.
Newspapers Published in Brier Creek Landing ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brier Creek Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brier Creek Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brier Creek Landing.
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 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 Brier Creek Landing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Screven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Effingham County
- Jenkins County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Colleton County
- Hampton County
- Jasper 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 Brier Creek Landing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brier Creek Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |