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 Colomokee (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 Colomokee. 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 hospitals 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.
Colomokee is located in Early 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 Early County: Henry (AL), Houston (AL), Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Miller & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Colomokee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colomokee:
- Early County (The home county of Colomokee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douglasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Sawhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Douglass Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Cedar Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Jakin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Mayhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Colquitt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hatcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cuthbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wades
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Seminole County
- Donalsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Shorterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Haleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Oakey Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Abbeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Graball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Screamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Capps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Barber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <1>
- Ashford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colomokee, see our County-by-County Page for Colomokee.
Cemeteries Near Colomokee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colomokee.
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 Colomokee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colomokee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Colomokee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mercier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant - Neves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Enterprise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove AME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Colomokee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colomokee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colomokee, with the one closest to Colomokee listed first.
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Dickey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Coleman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Gaines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hardwickburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mayhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Folks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colomokee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colomokee.
Newspapers Published in Colomokee ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colomokee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colomokee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colomokee.
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 Colomokee:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Early County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Miller County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Seminole County
- Terrell County
- Henry County
- Houston 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> | 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 Colomokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colomokee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |