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Nearest Communities to Davisboro,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Davisboro, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Davisboro:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Davisboro is located in Washington County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren & Wilkinson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Davisboro. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Washington County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Davisboro (which is Washington County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Davisboro

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Washington County   (where Davisboro resides)
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Sandersville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Heidrich
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Heidrich is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrich
      • Rose
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Rose is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
      • Halls Crossing
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Halls Crossing is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossing
      • Downs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Downs is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
      • Riddleville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Riddleville is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Sun Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Sun Hill is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
      • Tanner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Tanner is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
      • Sparks
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sparks is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Peacocks Crossing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Peacocks Crossing is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossing
      • Sandersville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Silas ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Silas was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
      • Pringle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Pringle is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
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        • Harrison
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Tennille
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Warthen
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Chalker ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Chalker was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
        • Lindsey ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Lindsey was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
        • Irwins Crossroads
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Irwins Crossroads is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
        • Kaolin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Kaolin is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
        • Tabernacle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Tabernacle is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
        • Hazard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Hazard is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
        • Brook Springs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Brook Springs is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Springs
        • Deepstep
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Goat Town
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Goat Town is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
        • Gardner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Gardner is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
          • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
        • Oconee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Oconee is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <3>
        • Ennis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Ennis is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
        • Hebron
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Hebron is also located in Washington County
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        • Veal
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Veal is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal
        • Balls Ferry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Balls Ferry is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
  • Baldwin County
  • Burke County
  • Emanuel County
    • County Website:   https://www.emanuelco-ga.gov/
    • County Seat for Emanuel:   Swainsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Blundale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Colemans Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dellwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Dellwood is located in Emanuel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Old Dellwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Dellwood is located in Emanuel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dellwood
      • Stevens Crossing
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Stevens Crossing is located in Emanuel County
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      • Summertown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Three Points
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Three Points is located in Emanuel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
      • Blun
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Modoc
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Modoc is located in Emanuel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
      • Norristown Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Norristown Junction is located in Emanuel County
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  • Glascock County
    • County Website:   https://www.glascockcountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Glascock:   Gibson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Glovers Millpond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Glovers Millpond is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Millpond
      • Edge Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Agricola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Agricola is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Gibson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mitchell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Blume
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Blume is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
      • David ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • David was located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
      • Hadden
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Hadden is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadden
      • Five Points
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Five Points is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Bastonville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Bastonville is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
      • Harts
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Harts is located in Glascock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
  • Hancock County
    • County Website:   https://www.hancockcountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Hancock:   Sparta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Eureka ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Eureka was located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Linton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Linton is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Friendship
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Friendship is located in Hancock County
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      • Zebulon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Culverton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Culverton is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
      • Mayfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
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      • Harpertown ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Harpertown was located in Hancock County
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      • Sunshine ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunshine was located in Hancock County
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      • Beulah
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Beulah is located in Hancock County
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      • Sparta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
  • Jenkins County
  • Johnson County
  • Laurens County
    • County Website:   https://www.laurenscoga.org/
    • County Seat for Laurens:   Dublin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Tuckers Crossroad
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Lovett
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Midway
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
      • Manning ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Manning was located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Bales ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Bales was located in Laurens County
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      • Keenes Crossing ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Keenes Crossing was located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenes Crossing
      • Brewton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Brewton is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
  • McDuffie County
    • County Website:   https://www.thomson-mcduffie.gov/
    • County Seat for McDuffie:   Thomson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Autney
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Autney is located in McDuffie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autney
      • Happy Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Happy Valley is located in McDuffie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Adamsville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Adamsville is located in McDuffie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Avondale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Avondale is located in McDuffie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Megahee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Warrenton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Davisboro   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Davisboro.
      • Downs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Downs is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
      • Four Points
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Four Points is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
      • Beall Springs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Beall Springs is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beall Springs
      • Jewell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Reese
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Reese is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
      • Ansley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ansley is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
      • Stony Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Stony Hill is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Hill
      • Norris
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Norris is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • East Warrenton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • East Warrenton is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Warrenton
      • Plainview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Plainview is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Warrenton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Silvertown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Silvertown is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertown
  • Wilkinson County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Davisboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.