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 Dasher (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 Dasher. 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 hospitals and 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.
Dasher is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Hamilton (FL), Madison (FL), Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols & Lanier.
Below are the counties that are near Dasher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dasher:
- Lowndes County (The home county of Dasher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valdosta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyattville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Remerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Remerton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Barko Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
- Naylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hahira
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berrien County
- Ray City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brooks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
- Fodie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fodie is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
- Empress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Empress is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
- Quitman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tallokas ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallokas is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
- Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
- Clinch County
- Du Pont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Cecil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echols County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Howell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Statenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Potter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
- Fruitland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Lanier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Stockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Madison County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Pinetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lee is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dasher, see our County-by-County Page for Dasher.
Cemeteries Near Dasher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dasher.
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 Dasher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dasher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Copeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pallbearers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Remerton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pallbearers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dasher had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Dasher had a population of 1,025 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dasher, with the one closest to Dasher listed first.
- Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clyattville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valdosta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Octahatchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Statenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ousley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ousley is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
- Naylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nankin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nankin is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherry Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Hamilton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Tarver
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tarver is located in Echols County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dasher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dasher.
Newspapers Published in Dasher ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dasher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dasher, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dasher.
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 Dasher:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lowndes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berrien County
- Brooks County
- Clinch County
- Cook County
- Echols County
- Lanier County
- Hamilton County
- Madison 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 Dasher, 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 from Point A (ie- Dasher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |