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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 Charlotteville (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 Charlotteville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Charlotteville is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Jeff Davis, Toombs, Treutlen & Wheeler.

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

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Charlotteville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Alston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Petross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Ailey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Higgston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Tarrytown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Graham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Baxley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Surrency
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffee County
  • Emanuel County
    • Oak Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Kirkland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Denton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Laurens County
    • Cedar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobbtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • McRae - Helena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • McRae
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Toombs Central
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Charles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Santa Claus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Vidalia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohoopee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Soperton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Gillis Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Charlotteville, with the one closest to Charlotteville listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochwalkee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Charlotteville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlotteville.

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

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

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

  • Conner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moseley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Uvalda Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Long Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Partin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • McCortle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<4>

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

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

  • Lumber City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • English Eddy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
  • Ailey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Graham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McGregor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Towns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Pine Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Higgston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Vidalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prentiss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Altamaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
      • Former name for Altamaha:
      • Atamaha
    • Kibbee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee

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

Newspapers Published in Charlotteville ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlotteville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlotteville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlotteville.

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 Charlotteville:

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 '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- Charlotteville) 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 Charlotteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.