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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 Captolo (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 Captolo. 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 hospitals 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.

Captolo is located in Screven 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 Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).

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

  • Screven County     (The home county of Captolo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captolo, with the one closest to Captolo listed first.
    • Newington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <2>
    • Cameron
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Cooperville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvania
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oliver
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Zeigler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>
    • Hilltonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Millhaven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captolo, with the one closest to Captolo listed first.
    • Clito
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Statesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
      • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <2>
    • Brooklet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Olde Towne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
    • Eagle Court
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Portal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Portal is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Hubert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Aaron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Register
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Hope
      • From Captolo to New Hope
    • Statesborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Burke County
  • Candler County
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captolo, with the one closest to Captolo listed first.
    • Egypt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Guyton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Haddonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Marlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Emanuel County
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Captolo, with the one closest to Captolo listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Millen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Thrift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Perkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton County (SC)
  • Jasper County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Captolo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Captolo.

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 Captolo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Captolo had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Halcyondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halcyondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Goloid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goloid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
    • Goloid is located in Screven County
  • Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvania
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Blitch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
  • Clito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eneck ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eneck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
    • Eneck is located in Screven County
  • Zeigler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodcliff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
    • Woodcliff is located in Screven County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Egypt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
      • Oaky is located in Effingham County
    • Rocky Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Captolo ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Captolo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Captolo, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Captolo.

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 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 Captolo:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Captolo. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Captolo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Captolo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Captolo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6258, Longitude: -81.5979       In this case, the coordinates for Captolo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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