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 Daniel (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 Daniel. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Daniel is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans & Liberty.
Below are the counties that are near Daniel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Daniel:
- Bryan County (The home county of Daniel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Ellabell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Hubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Statesborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Stilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Ogeechee Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Grubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Nicholsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Vernonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Pooler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Sharon Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Union Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Meldrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Exley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Marlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Rincon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Fleming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Screven Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Flemington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riceboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Doe Run Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Bryan Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Garden Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Martin Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Tupelo Trail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Fort Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Ludowici
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Donald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Shellman Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Valona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- Hardeeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daniel, see our County-by-County Page for Daniel.
Cemeteries Near Daniel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daniel.
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 Daniel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Daniel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Daniel Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Driggers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beach Hill MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryan Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Burnt Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strathy Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gun Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Daniel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daniel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Fleming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Keller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Burroughs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- McIntosh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Flemington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riceboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hinesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pooler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meldrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ellabell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Central Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Daniel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daniel.
Newspapers Published in Daniel ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daniel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daniel, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daniel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Daniel:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bryan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- McIntosh County
- Beaufort 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 Daniel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Daniel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |