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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 Claxton (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 Claxton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Claxton is located in Evans County and is the County Seat.

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 Evans County: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Liberty & Tattnall.

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

  • Evans County     (The home county of Claxton)
  • Bryan County
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claxton, with the one closest to Claxton listed first.
    • Statesborough
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Register
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Court
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Brooklet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Statesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Stilson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Leefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Portal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Clito
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Hubert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claxton, with the one closest to Claxton listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Metter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Canoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Effingham County
  • Emanuel County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claxton, with the one closest to Claxton listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Trinity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Bryan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Fort Stewart
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Pineview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Flemington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Hinesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Doe Run Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
  • Long County
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claxton, with the one closest to Claxton listed first.
    • Dover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Tattnall County
  • Toombs County
  • Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Claxton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claxton.

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 Claxton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claxton, with the one closest to Claxton 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.<3>

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

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

  • Manassas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Statesborough
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
  • Collins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Reidsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glennville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Emit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
  • Tison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
  • Pembroke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jimps
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Arcola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcola is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Altamaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
      • Former name for Altamaha:
      • Atamaha
    • Gum Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people

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

Newspapers Published in Claxton ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claxton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claxton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claxton.

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 helpful 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 Claxton:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Claxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Claxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.