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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 Chokee (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 Chokee. 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 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.

Chokee is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Crisp, Dougherty, Sumter, Terrell & Worth.

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Chokee)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Cordele
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Arabi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lamb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • McKenzie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKenzie
      • From Chokee to McKenzie
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Lilly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Vienna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Byromville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dooling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Turner City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
    • Colonial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • East Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Elon Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Eugemar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugemar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Hinds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
    • Tompkins Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Dawson Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Lake Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
    • Eleanor Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • West Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
  • Macon County
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Crosse
      • From Chokee to La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter County
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Olivers Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Bronwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sasser
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sasser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser
      • Sasser is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sasser <1>
    • Dawson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Yeomans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Herod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Parrott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
      • Parrott is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <1>
    • Clarks Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Hobby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Ashburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Leveretts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leveretts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leveretts
      • From Chokee to Leveretts
    • Preston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Seville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
    • Pitts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chokee, with the one closest to Chokee listed first.
    • Warwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <1>
    • Cuffietown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • East Dougherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Sylvester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alfords
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Poulan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Chokee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chokee.

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 Chokee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Chokee had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • De Soto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leslie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkers ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Sumter County
  • Warwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
  • Huntington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Sumter County
  • Gatewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
  • Smithville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sumter
    • From Chokee to Sumter
  • Leesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Drayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Maddox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
      • Maddox is located in Sumter County
    • Americus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Doles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
      • Doles is located in Worth County

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

Newspapers Published in Chokee ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chokee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chokee, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chokee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Chokee:

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

The official website for Lee County: www.lee.ga.us/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Chokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Chokee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chokee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8939, Longitude: -84.0495    









 

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