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 Chimney Villa (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 Chimney Villa. 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 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.
Chimney Villa is located in McIntosh 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 McIntosh County: Glynn, Liberty, Long & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Chimney Villa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chimney Villa:
- McIntosh County (The home county of Chimney Villa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Shellman Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Darien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sapelo Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley County
- Popwellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Keller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Coffee Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Nicholsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Vernonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Grubbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Skidaway Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Altamaha Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Groveside Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Country Club Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- German Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Glynco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shady Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Thalmann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Dock Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Sea Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blythe Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Epworth Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Riceboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Screven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walthourville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allenhurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Doe Run Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tupelo Trail
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Ludowici
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Donald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- Pendarvis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Doctortown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Jesup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chimney Villa, see our County-by-County Page for Chimney Villa.
Cemeteries Near Chimney Villa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chimney Villa.
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 Chimney Villa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chimney Villa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- McIntosh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckley & O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troup Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Contentment Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- First Anderson Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Crescent.
- The Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crescent Baptist Church Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164648 <3>
- Continue List (109 more) ...
- Julienton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pando Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Churchill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Chimney Villa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chimney Villa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chimney Villa, with the one closest to Chimney Villa listed first.
- South Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Newport is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
- Riceboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Darien
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McIntosh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Walthourville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flemington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hinesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Evelyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Pennick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chimney Villa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chimney Villa.
Newspapers Published in Chimney Villa ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chimney Villa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chimney Villa, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chimney Villa.
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 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 Chimney Villa:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to McIntosh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Bryan County
- Chatham County
- Glynn County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chimney Villa) 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 Chimney Villa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |