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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 Browndale (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 Browndale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Browndale is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Houston & Wilcox.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Browndale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Finleyson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Walden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Rutland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Cochran
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crawford County
    • Lee Pope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • McKenzie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Cordele
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Empire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Yonkers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Eastman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bryant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Chester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Byromville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dooling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Elko
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Clinchfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kathleen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Woodard Estates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Bonaire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Stathams Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Warner Robins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Elberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Laurens County
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Marshallville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Montezuma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Oglethorpe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Miami Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Washington Square
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Byron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylors Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Echeconnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
  • Sumter County
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Huber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeffersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browndale, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.
    • Pineview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Seville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pitts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rochelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Abbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro

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

Cemeteries Near Browndale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browndale.

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

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

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

  • Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hayneville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lester Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lester Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Elko.
  • Poplar Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Free Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bloom Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holmes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Perry.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34589 <3>
  • Elko Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Slade Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlebrooks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

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

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

  • Hayneville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hayneville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
  • Hawkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grovania
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
  • Elko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Unadilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Henderson is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Kathleen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Findlay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Findlay is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Tippettville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
  • Westlake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bonaire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Heard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Heard is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
    • Empire
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire

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

Newspapers Published in Browndale ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browndale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browndale, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browndale.

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 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 Browndale:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Browndale) 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 Browndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.