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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 Butlers 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 Butlers 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 hospitals and 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.

Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Houston (AL), Jackson (FL), Decatur, Early & Miller.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Butlers Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Steam Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
    • Iron City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Donalsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Recovery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Faceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
    • Brinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bainbridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fowlstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Attapulgus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Climax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Jakin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Jakin is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <2>
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
    • Cedar Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
    • Boykin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
    • Colquitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Gordon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Cottonwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
    • Altha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
      • Altha is located in Calhoun County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <2>
    • Blountstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County (FL)
    • Clarksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Chattahoochee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • River Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gretna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <2>
    • Douglas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Quincy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <2>
  • Jackson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Sneads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
      • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <2>
    • Inwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Grand Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Two Egg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Cypress
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bascom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
      • Bascom is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bascom <2>
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <2>
    • Marianna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
      • Marianna is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <2>
    • Cottondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Liberty County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butlers Ferry, with the one closest to Butlers Ferry listed first.
    • Bristol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Liberty County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Hosford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Butlers 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butlers Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butlers Ferry, 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 Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Butlers Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
  • Galilee MB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
  • Fairchild Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
  • Whiddon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiddon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiddon Cemetery
  • Trawick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trawick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trawick Cemetery
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooten Cemetery
  • Simpsons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpsons Cemetery
  • Dykes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dykes Cemetery
  • Owens - Bellview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Ridge Cemetery
  • Cow Pen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cow Pen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cow Pen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Pope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Wester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wester Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White 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 Butlers Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butlers Ferry.

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

  • Sneads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
    • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <2>
  • Inwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Chattahoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • River Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Cypress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Recovery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Bascom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
    • Bascom is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bascom <2>
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Alliance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
    • Alliance is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Ocheesee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
  • Sycamore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Rock Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County (FL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Faceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
    • Brinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Butlers Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butlers Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7955, Longitude: -84.9288       In this case, the coordinates for Butlers 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 Butlers Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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