Our Genealogy Helper
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 Canoochee (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 Canoochee. 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.
Canoochee is located in Emanuel 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 Emanuel County: Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs & Treutlen.
Below are the counties that are near Canoochee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canoochee:
- Emanuel County (The home county of Canoochee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Swainsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Blundale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Nunez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Aaron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Register
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Statesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eagle Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Olde Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Midville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Magruder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Munnerlyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Vidette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Drone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Thomas Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Gough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Canoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Metter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Bartow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Thrift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Emmalane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Millen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Perkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Rocky Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Zeigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cooperville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Tattnall County
- Cobbtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
- Treutlen County
- Gillis Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canoochee, see our County-by-County Page for Canoochee.
Cemeteries Near Canoochee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canoochee.
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 Canoochee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canoochee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Noonday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawhammock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Canoochee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtree Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twin City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- The Twin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whetsell Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bishops Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canoochee had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canoochee, with the one closest to Canoochee listed first.
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Summertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Swainsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nunez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pinetucky ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Wadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Covena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Covena is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Rosier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Bartow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canoochee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canoochee.
Newspapers Published in Canoochee ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canoochee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Canoochee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Canoochee.
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 Canoochee:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Emanuel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Treutlen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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- Canoochee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Canoochee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |