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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 Crosland (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 Crosland. 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.

Crosland is located in Colquitt 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 Colquitt County: Brooks, Cook, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift & Worth.

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

  • Colquitt County     (The home county of Crosland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Norman Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Moultrie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Doerun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartsfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Enigma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Alapaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ray City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Barney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Barwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Lenox
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Staunton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Adel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Pecan City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Putney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Irwinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mystic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Hahira
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Sale City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pebble City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Cotton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Greenough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Baconton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • De Witt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Pavo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Coolidge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Meigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Omega
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Unionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Tifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Abac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chula
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Hobby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ashburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosland, with the one closest to Crosland listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Sumner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Poulan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Alfords
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Sylvester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • East Dougherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people

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

Cemeteries Near Crosland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crosland.

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 Crosland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crosland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Baker Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Deep Bottom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paulks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Weeks Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Galson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yates Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Vickers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McMillan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Prospect Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Lenox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Minton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Moultrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Brookfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Poulan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Enigma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sylvester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Parkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkerville is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Hartsfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Isabella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Isabella is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella

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

Newspapers Published in Crosland ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crosland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crosland, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crosland.

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 Crosland:

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 Crosland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crosland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.