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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Daphne. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Daphne to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Daphne, please Contact Us.

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 Daphne (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 Daphne. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Daphne is historic, it would have been located within present day Crisp 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 Crisp County: Dooly, Lee, Sumter, Turner, Wilcox & Worth.

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

  • Crisp County     (The home county of Daphne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Cordele
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lamb Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • Arabi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McKenzie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lilly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Byromville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dooling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Unadilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Turner City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Tompkins Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Colonial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Hinds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Eleanor Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Albany
      (30 miles [48.3 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 <2>
    • Dawson Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Eugemar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Lake Park
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Relswood Terrace
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Houston County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Chokee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Philema
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Smithville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oglethorpe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Pulaski County
    • Finleyson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Cobb
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • De Soto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Leslie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Americus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Andersonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
    • Sumter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Thalean
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Shiloh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Olivers Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Bronwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sasser
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Ashburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 southeast)
    • Rebecca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Seville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pitts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rochelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pineview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daphne, with the one closest to Daphne listed first.
    • Warwick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oakfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cuffietown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • East Dougherty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Sylvester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Daphne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daphne.

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

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

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

  • Springhill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Whitsett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Slade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Collier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fenn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (209 more) ...
    • Smoak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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.

While we didn't find Daphne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daphne.

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

  • Cobb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Drayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Cordele
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Chokee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • De Soto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lamar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Leslie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkers ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Parkers is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
  • Arabi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Huntington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Huntington is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Findlay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Findlay is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
    • Gatewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood

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

Newspapers Published in Daphne ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daphne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daphne, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daphne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Daphne:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Daphne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daphne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.