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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 Cuffietown (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 Cuffietown. 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 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.

Cuffietown is located in Worth 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 Worth County: Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Tift & Turner.

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

  • Worth County     (The home county of Cuffietown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Warwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sylvester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Poulan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sumner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • East Dougherty
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Alfords
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Bridgeboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Anderson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
  • Ben Hill County
    • Abba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Doerun
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Arabi
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Cordele
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • McKenzie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Lamb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Vienna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lilly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Turner City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Eleanor Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Colonial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Pecan City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Hinds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Eugemar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
    • Lake Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
    • Colonial Place
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Arp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Irwinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Philema
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Chokee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Leesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell County
    • De Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • De Soto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leslie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Sumter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Chula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Abac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Tifton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Hobby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Ashburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rebecca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cuffietown, with the one closest to Cuffietown listed first.
    • Seville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
    • Rochelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Cuffietown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuffietown.

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

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

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

  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Story - Odum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Butts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dakota Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Whiddon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Widdons Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Green Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Zion Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Warwick Methodist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Cuffietown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cuffietown.

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

  • Doles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Arabi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Isabella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Willingham ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Willingham is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
  • Sylvester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ruark ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruark is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
  • Poulan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cordele
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Acree
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
  • Sumner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chokee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Seville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Cuffietown ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuffietown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuffietown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuffietown.

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 Cuffietown:

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 Cuffietown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Cuffietown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.