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 Cedar Point (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 Cedar Point. 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.
Name Variations for Cedar Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Point: Cedar Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Cedar Point is located in McIntosh 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 McIntosh County: Glynn, Liberty, Long & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Point:
- McIntosh County (The home county of Cedar Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valona
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meridian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shellman Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Sapelo Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Credit Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Darien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brantley County
- Popwellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Keller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Camden County
- Hickory Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Altamaha Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Groveside Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- German Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Country Club Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sea Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glynco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Epworth Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Dock Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Jewtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Saint Simons Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blythe Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Riceboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Screven Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Walthourville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allenhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Doe Run Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Garden Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Hinesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Flemington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long County
- Ludowici
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Pendarvis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Doctortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Point, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Point.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Point.
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 Cedar Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Crescent.
- The Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crescent Baptist Church Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164648 <3>
- Troup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cuthbert - Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sailors Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Julienton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Contentment Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buckley & O'Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Behavior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Cedar Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Darien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Newport is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
- Evelyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Riceboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pennick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dorchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dock Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Jamaica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- McIntosh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Keller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Walthourville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Point.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Point ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Point, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Point.
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 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 Cedar Point:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to McIntosh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Bryan County
- Camden County
- Glynn County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Wayne 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Point) 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 Cedar Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |