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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 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 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.

Daniel is located in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.

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:

  • Wilkes County     (The home county of Daniel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Rayle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Lundberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Tignall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Chamberlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Winterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Elberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Silk Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Daniel Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Durham Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Jacksonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Union Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Siloam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Swaggy Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • Greensboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Gum Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Sparta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Loce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Lincolnton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Goshen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Hesters Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Carlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Comer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Comer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <1>
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Buckhead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Smyrna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Smyrna is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Oconee County
  • Oglethorpe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Maxeys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Stephens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Veribest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
    • Crawford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnoldsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
  • Putnam County
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Carters Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
    • Springfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Crawfordville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sharon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Raytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
    • Barnett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Cadley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Norwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Camak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mesena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)

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.

  • Phillips Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Carters Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Saggus - Lyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Absalom Janes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tuggle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (478 more) ...

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.

  • Lyneville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
  • Tyrone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Lina ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lina is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lina
  • Philomath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
  • Robinson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Crawfordville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Little River is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Sharon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Washington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bessie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bessie is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Barnett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Bairdstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bairdstown is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown

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 40 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 25 miles [40.2 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 start with 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:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.