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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 Buckhead (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 Buckhead. 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 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 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.

Buckhead is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).

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

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Buckhead)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhead, with the one closest to Buckhead listed first.
    • Coffee Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Skidaway Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
    • Nicholsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
    • Vernonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Isle of Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bona Bella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
    • Grubbs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • Abercorn Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
    • Isle of Armstrong
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhead, with the one closest to Buckhead listed first.
    • Fort McAllister
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
    • Keller
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Richmond Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhead, with the one closest to Buckhead listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhead, with the one closest to Buckhead listed first.
    • Sunbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fleming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Riceboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Screven Fork
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Flemington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Doe Run Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Cherokee Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Garden Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Hinesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhead, with the one closest to Buckhead listed first.
    • Shellman Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Valona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Meridian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sapelo Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Credit Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Townsend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaufort County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buckhead, with the one closest to Buckhead listed first.
    • Daufuskie Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harbour Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town

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

Cemeteries Near Buckhead ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckhead.

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

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

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

  • Burnt Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan Neck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Strathy Hall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunbury Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Dorchester Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wild Horn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Heron Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Guinea Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Cherry Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkins Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Old Dorchester Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Keller
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Isle of Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Burroughs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
  • Dorchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Fleming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Riceboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • South Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
  • Savannah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Central Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
  • Wheat Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
  • Pooler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Tybee Island
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • McIntosh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • Bloomingdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flemington
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Buckhead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckhead.

Newspapers Published in Buckhead ...

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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckhead.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckhead, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckhead.

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 either 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 Buckhead:

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>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.
<3>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 Buckhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Buckhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.