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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
    • Hardwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coopers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Milledgeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Black Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
    • Brown's Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown's Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
    • Mogul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mogul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
    • Cross Keys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Payne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
    • Rutland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Zebulon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Sparta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
    • Mountain Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
    • Ethridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
    • Pitts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswoldville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
    • Gray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Morton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Jones Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
      • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
    • Belvedere Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
      • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
    • Wayside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Hallwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resseaus Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
    • Oconee Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Huber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • Gardner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <2>
    • Sandersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Dedrich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • McIntyre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
    • Gordon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
    • Brooks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
    • Irwinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • Toomsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Colony, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<3>. 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 first turn to 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
  • Bland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bland Cemetery
  • Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Byington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byington Cemetery
  • Council Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Council Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Council Cemetery
  • Price - Council - Carr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price - Council - Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price - Council - Carr Cemetery
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
  • West View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
  • Snow Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (420 more) ...
    • Memory Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Methodist Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery

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.<5>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
    • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Brown's Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown's Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <2>
  • McIntyre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
  • Meriwether
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewiston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
  • Irwinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
    • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
  • Hebron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
  • Toomsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
    • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>
  • Deepstep
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • James
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Jones County
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    • Linton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Hancock County
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Nona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
      • Nona is located in Putnam County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Colony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baldwin County: www.baldwincountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- The Colony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Colony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0026, Longitude: -83.2238       In this case, the coordinates for The Colony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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