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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Carne. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Carne to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carne, please Contact Us.

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 Carne (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 Carne. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Carne is historic, it would have been located within present day Dodge 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 Dodge County: Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler & Wilcox.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Carne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Empire
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Yonkers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Bryant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Eastman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chauncey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Cochran
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinchfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonaire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stathams Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Woodard Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Elko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Warner Robins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Elberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rentz
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dudley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Dublin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Finleyson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Milan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Danville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carne, with the one closest to Carne listed first.
    • Pineview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rochelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pitts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Carne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carne.

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 Carne - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. James Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
    • The Jone's Family Farm Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Robing Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lister Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barbour Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Limestone Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rozier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (286 more) ...
    • Rogers / Darsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coody Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

Carne itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Dubois
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Empire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Gresston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
  • Dempsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Eastman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
  • Nameless
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
  • Dexter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Godwinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Westbrook ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Springhaven ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Westlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake

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

Newspapers Published in Carne ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carne, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carne.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Carne:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Carne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.