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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 Cordrays Mill (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 Cordrays Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Cordrays Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cordrays Mill: Cordrays Ml. (or less commonly used: Cordrays Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Cordrays Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cordrays Mill may originally have been Cordray's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cordrays Mill might be written as Cordray Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Cordrays Mill is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Baker, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph & Terrell.
Below are the counties that are near Cordrays Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cordrays Mill:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Cordrays Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Edison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Mimsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Bluffton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- West Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Eugemar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Hinds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Turner City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Douglasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Douglass Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Bancroft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller County
- Colquitt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Baconton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Flint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Morris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cuthbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Stewart County
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sumter County
- Sumter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(6 miles [9.7 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sasser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Bronwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Olivers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Leveretts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cordrays Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Cordrays Mill.
Cemeteries Near Cordrays Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cordrays Mill.
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 Cordrays Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cordrays Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Elam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethelem Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pachitla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Dickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Cordrays Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cordrays Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cordrays Mill, with the one closest to Cordrays Mill listed first.
- Folks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Morgan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Leary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Edison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shellman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sasser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluffton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cuthbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bronwood
(20 miles [32.2 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 Cordrays Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cordrays Mill.
Newspapers Published in Cordrays Mill ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cordrays Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cordrays Mill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cordrays Mill.
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 Cordrays Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Clay County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Lee County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cordrays Mill, 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- Cordrays Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |