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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 Burton Terrace (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 Burton Terrace. 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 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.

Burton Terrace is located in Brantley 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 Brantley County: Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware & Wayne.

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

  • Brantley County     (The home county of Burton Terrace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Nahunta
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Raybon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hoboken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hortense
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Popwellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Bacon County
    • Coffee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Tarboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Woodbine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Winokur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Homeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Traders Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Thalmann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
    • Blythe Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Shady Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Altamaha Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
    • Dock Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Glynco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Groveside Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Brunswick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Offerman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackshear
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bristol
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mershon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waycross
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Deenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Emerson Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Jamestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Winona Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Waltertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Ruskin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Waresboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burton Terrace, with the one closest to Burton Terrace listed first.
    • Screven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pendarvis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Jesup
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Nassau County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Burton Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burton Terrace.

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 Burton Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Knox Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Raulerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Satilla Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Thift Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Thrift Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Nahunta
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hortense
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Offerman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Patterson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Braganza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Racepond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Tarboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Blackshear
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Screven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jamaica
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
  • Uptonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
  • Waycross
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tompkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tompkins is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Ritch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ritch is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
    • Mount Pleasant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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

Newspapers Published in Burton Terrace ...

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 Burton Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burton Terrace, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burton Terrace.

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 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 Burton Terrace:

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 Burton Terrace, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burton Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.