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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 Burnt Fort 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 Burnt Fort 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.

Name Variations for Burnt Fort Ferry ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Burnt Fort Ferry: Burnt Ft. Ferry (or less commonly used: Burnt Frt. Ferry)

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Burnt Fort Ferry is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.

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

  • Camden County     (The home county of Burnt Fort Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Fort Ferry, with the one closest to Burnt Fort Ferry listed first.
    • Hazlehurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Jefferson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Tarboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Woodbine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <2>
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
    • Kingsland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • London Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Scotchville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Fort Ferry, with the one closest to Burnt Fort Ferry listed first.
    • Nahunta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hoboken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raybon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Popwellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Fort Ferry, with the one closest to Burnt Fort Ferry listed first.
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Winokur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
    • Homeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
    • Traders Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Saint George
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Fort Ferry, with the one closest to Burnt Fort Ferry listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
    • Blythe Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Thalmann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
    • Brunswick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dock Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Glynco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Fort Ferry, with the one closest to Burnt Fort Ferry listed first.
    • Boulogne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hilliard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Dyal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Callahan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Yulee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Nassau Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in Burnt Fort 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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnt Fort Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnt Fort Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnt Fort Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Burnt Fort Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Burnt Fort Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnt Fort 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.

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 Burnt Fort Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Burnt Fort Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Fort Cemetery
  • O'Berry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowther Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Baileys Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Mill Cemetery
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Manning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • Victory Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Homeland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery

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

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

  • Tompkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
  • Tarboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Uptonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
  • Folkston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kings Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Boulogne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Traders Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Racepond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racepond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
  • Hilliard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nahunta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Crandall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Saint Marys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
    • Fancy Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
      • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County

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

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

The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnt Fort Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnt Fort Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9455, Longitude: -81.8993       In this case, the coordinates for Burnt Fort Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Burnt Fort Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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