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 Century (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 Century. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Century is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Crisp, Dougherty, Sumter, Terrell & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near Century. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Century:
- Lee County (The home county of Century)
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Philema
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Holt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Leary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Colquitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Doerun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Crisp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- Arabi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordele
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Eugemar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Hinds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Relswood Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Turner City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- West Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Tompkins Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- De Witt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Baconton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flint
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Greenough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Sale City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pebble City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sumter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thalean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Sasser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bronwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Herod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Clarks Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Dawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yeomans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Parrott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Hobby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hobby is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
- Ashburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Webster County
- Leveretts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Oakfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Dougherty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuffietown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cuffietown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
- Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
- Alfords
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
- Sylvester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Poulan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Century, see our County-by-County Page for Century.
Cemeteries Near Century ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Century.
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 Century - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Century covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Lowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thundering Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Bethel Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Floral Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Pinder Town Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huckby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Century in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Century.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Century, with the one closest to Century listed first.
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Armena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Ruark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruark is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
- Sasser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Acree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acree is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
- Bronwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Doles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doles is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- De Witt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Willingham ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willingham is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
- Warwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Century. See our List of 1890's Communities around Century.
Newspapers Published in Century ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Century.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Century, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Century.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Century:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Colquitt County
- Crisp County
- Dougherty County
- Mitchell County
- Randolph County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Turner County
- Webster County
- Worth 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> | 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 Century, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Century) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |