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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 Chatham City (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 Chatham City. 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 southeast 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 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.

Chatham City is located in Chatham County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).

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

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Chatham City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham City, with the one closest to Chatham City listed first.
    • Garden City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rossignol Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
    • Woodville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Alabama Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Sharon Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
      • Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Carver Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Liberty City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Savannah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Richfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert M Hitch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
      • Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham City, with the one closest to Chatham City listed first.
    • Fort McAllister
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
    • Richmond Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Keller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Ellabell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pembroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <1>
  • Bulloch County
    • Hubert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham City, with the one closest to Chatham City listed first.
    • Exley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Meldrim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
    • Rincon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Guyton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Haddonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Clyo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham City, with the one closest to Chatham City listed first.
    • Fleming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Bryan Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
    • Flemington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Doe Run Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Riceboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <1>
    • Screven Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
  • Beaufort County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham City, with the one closest to Chatham City listed first.
    • Hardeeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pritchardville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Daufuskie Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Okatie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <1>
    • Harbour Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Point Comfort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
      • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Hilton Head Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chatham City, with the one closest to Chatham City listed first.
    • Tillman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Chatham City ...

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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatham City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chatham City, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chatham City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Chatham City:

Cemeteries Near Chatham City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chatham City.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <4>
  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
    • The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <4>
  • Cherokee Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonial Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Park Cemetery
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Memorial Park
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Newton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Waldburgh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldburgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldburgh Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Central Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Wheat Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Savannah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Monteith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
    • Monteith is located in Chatham County
  • Pooler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
    • Pooler is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>
  • Meinhard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
    • Meinhard is located in Chatham County
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Isle of Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Burroughs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burroughs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
  • Hardeeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Meldrim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
    • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
  • Rincon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pritchardville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Keller
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chatham City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chatham City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chatham City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1005, Longitude: -81.1543       In this case, the coordinates for Chatham City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Chatham City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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