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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 The Colony (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 The Colony. 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 doctors and 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.

The Colony is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington & Wilkinson.

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of The Colony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Hardwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coopers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Milledgeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Black Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Brown's Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Meriwether
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • East Macon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
    • Mogul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Wheeler Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
    • Cross Keys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Payne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Rutland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Zebulon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Sparta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Haddock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fortville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • James
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Mountain Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Ethridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Pitts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • Gray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
    • Morton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Jones Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Hallwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Oconee Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
    • Eatonton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Dry Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Huber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Deepstep
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Goat Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Gardner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tennille
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Warthen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Colony, with the one closest to The Colony listed first.
    • Ivey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Dedrich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • McIntyre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gordon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Brooks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Irwinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Toomsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill

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

Cemeteries Near The Colony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Colony.

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 The Colony - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Blands Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blands Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blands Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Milledgeville.
    • The Blands Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32892 <3>
  • Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Byington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Council Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Price - Council - Carr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (422 more) ...

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 The Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Colony.

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

  • Milledgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ivey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Brown's Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
  • McIntyre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Meriwether
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Irwinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Toomsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deepstep
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • James
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • James is located in Jones County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Linton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Linton is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Nona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nona is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona

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

Newspapers Published in The Colony ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Colony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Colony, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Colony.

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 The Colony:

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 The Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.