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Introduction ...

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

We've added Chapman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chapman, 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 Chapman (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 Chapman. 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 and hospitals 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 Chapman is historic, it would have been located within present day Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Hamilton (FL), Madison (FL), Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols & Lanier.

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

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Chapman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Remerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barko Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Franklinville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Dasher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Naylor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hahira
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Clyattville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Ray City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Nashville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Morven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Barney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fodie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Quitman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Empress
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Dixie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Barwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Clinch County
    • Du Pont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Cecil
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Adel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Staunton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Howell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Statenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Potter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Thomas County
    • Pavo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Jennings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakers Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chapman, with the one closest to Chapman listed first.
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Chapman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapman.

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

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Remerton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Troupville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Passmore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Unity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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.

While we didn't find Chapman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chapman.

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

  • Valdosta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Dasher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Naylor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hahira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ousley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • Clyattville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Morven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Statenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Quitman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Leland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Nankin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nankin is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
    • Withers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Withers is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers

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

Newspapers Published in Chapman ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapman, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Chapman:

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 Chapman, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.