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 Coffinton (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 Coffinton. 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 and doctors 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.
Coffinton is located in Stewart 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 Stewart County: Barbour (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Quitman, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Coffinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coffinton:
- Stewart County (The home county of Coffinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Cusseta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Benning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Ochillee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Ida Vesper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Marion County
- Glen Alta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Baker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Sunset Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Wades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Cuthbert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shellman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell County
- Parrott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Preston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barbour County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Eufaula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Cotton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Spring Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Comer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bakerhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bullock County (AL)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Bullock County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Screamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Shorterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Jernigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Loflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Holy Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Pittsview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oswichee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Rutherford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Seale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hatchechubbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Hurtsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Fontaine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coffinton, see our County-by-County Page for Coffinton.
Cemeteries Near Coffinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coffinton.
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 Coffinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coffinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Mt. McKeithan Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- James Templeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Florence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- The Elam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elam African-American Cemetery
- Green Grove MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pataula Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataula Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pataula Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Georgetown.
- Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haven of Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Coffinton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coffinton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coffinton, with the one closest to Coffinton listed first.
- Jernigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eufaula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Tullis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tullis is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Orletta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orletta is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
- Glenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hawkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Hatcher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lumpkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Springvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coffinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coffinton.
Newspapers Published in Coffinton ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coffinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coffinton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coffinton.
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 Coffinton:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Stewart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Clay County
- Marion County
- Muscogee County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Henry County
- Russell 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coffinton) 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 Coffinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |