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 Cooktown (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 Cooktown. 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 hospitals 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.
Cooktown is located in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Cooktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooktown:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Cooktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Irwinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Toomsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Dedrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Brooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Hardwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- East Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Mogul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Cross Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Yonkers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eastman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Stathams Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Bonaire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Warner Robins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kathleen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodard Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Johnson County
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Jones Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Pitts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Belvedere Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- James
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Rentz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Cadwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rockledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Gardner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Goat Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deepstep
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sandersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooktown, see our County-by-County Page for Cooktown.
Cemeteries Near Cooktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooktown.
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 Cooktown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Thomas Dupree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wesley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leona Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ussery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danville City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Eason Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haskins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cooktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irwinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Toomsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Springhaven ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springhaven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- McIntyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nameless
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Condor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Condor is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oconee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooktown.
Newspapers Published in Cooktown ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooktown, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooktown.
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 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 Cooktown:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Dodge County
- Houston County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Twiggs County
- Washington 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> | 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 Cooktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cooktown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |