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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 Burketts Ferry (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 Burketts Ferry. 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 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.

Burketts Ferry is located in Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

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

  • Jeff Davis County     (The home county of Burketts Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tallahassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Graham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Baxley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Guysie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • West Green
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Broxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Ambrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Nicholls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Chauncey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Irwin County
  • Laurens County
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Alston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ailey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Petross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Higgston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McRae - Helena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Toombs Central
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Charles
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketts Ferry, with the one closest to Burketts Ferry listed first.
    • Alamo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>
    • Glenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people

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

Cemeteries Near Burketts Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burketts Ferry.

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 Burketts Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Harris & McDew Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Courson Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodges Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Clements Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
    • The Clements Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (332 more) ...
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Silver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Burketts Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burketts Ferry.

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

  • Lumber City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Towns
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Scotland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Cobbville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • McRae - Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • McRae
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Helena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Broxton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • China Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • China Hill is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
    • Milan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Prentiss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Prentiss is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss

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

Newspapers Published in Burketts Ferry ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burketts Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burketts Ferry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burketts Ferry.

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 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 Burketts Ferry:

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 Burketts Ferry, 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' (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- Burketts Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.