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 Clarking (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 Clarking. 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.
Clarking is located in Charlton 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 Charlton County: Baker (FL), Nassau (FL), Brantley, Camden & Ware.
Below are the counties that are near Clarking. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarking:
- Charlton County (The home county of Clarking)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
- Saint George
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Traders Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Folkston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Camden County
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Clinch County
- Fargo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in Baker County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Glen Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- MacClenny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sanderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olustee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duval County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Biscayne Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Normandy Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Jacksonville Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville Heights is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Heights
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talleyrand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Bryceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dyal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Hilliard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callahan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boulogne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Evergreen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarking, see our County-by-County Page for Clarking.
Cemeteries Near Clarking ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarking.
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 Clarking - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarking covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
- St. George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boones Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaus Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conner - Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moniac Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pringle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187891 <2>
- Turner Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keen Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (66 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Clarking in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarking.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarking, with the one closest to Clarking listed first.
- Bryceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Glen Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- MacClenny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Callahan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boulogne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Traders Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Sanderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Folkston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Italia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Kings Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarking. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarking.
Newspapers Published in Clarking ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarking.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarking, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clarking.
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 Clarking:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Charlton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Clinch County
- Baker County
- Duval County
- Nassau 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clarking) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Clarking, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |