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 Chehaw (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 Chehaw. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Chehaw 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 Chehaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chehaw:
- Lee County (The home county of Chehaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Philema
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Chokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- Holt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Colquitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Doerun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minnesota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Crisp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cordele
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McKenzie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Lamb Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Dooly County
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Turner City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Tompkins Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Elon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Hinds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Eleanor Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Heights
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Eugemar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- De Witt
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Flint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Sale City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sumter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Danville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Thalean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Americus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Sasser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bronwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Mill
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mill
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Yeomans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Parrott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tift County
- Ty Ty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Hobby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hobby is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
- Ashburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Oakfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuffietown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cuffietown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
- Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
- East Dougherty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Sylvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alfords
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
- Poulan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chehaw, see our County-by-County Page for Chehaw.
Cemeteries Near Chehaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chehaw.
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 Chehaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chehaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinder Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thundering Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Holder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larramore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Chehaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chehaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chehaw, with the one closest to Chehaw listed first.
- Ruark ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruark is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Doles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doles is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Acree is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Armena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Willingham ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willingham is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
- Isabella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isabella is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Sylvester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chehaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chehaw.
Newspapers Published in Chehaw ...
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 Chehaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chehaw, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chehaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chehaw:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Colquitt County
- Crisp County
- Dooly County
- Dougherty County
- Mitchell County
- Randolph County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Tift County
- Turner 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 Chehaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chehaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |