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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 Davisboro (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 Davisboro. 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 doctors 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.

Davisboro is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Davisboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Riddleville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Sandersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <2>
    • 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)
    • Deepstep
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Goat Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • Gardner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
      • Oconee is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oconee <2>
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Magruder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosier
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Vidette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Number Ten ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
      • Number Ten is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Gough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Torbit Station
      • From Davisboro to Torbit Station
    • Midville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Clair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Drone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
    • Keysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Blundale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Colemans Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Summertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <2>
    • Blun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Edge Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mitchell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Glascock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <2>
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
  • Jefferson County
  • Johnson County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Lovett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
  • McDuffie County
    • Megahee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Jewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Jewell is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <2>
    • Warrenton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
      • Warrenton is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <2>
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davisboro, with the one closest to Davisboro listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Toomsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
      • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Davisboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davisboro.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Davisboro City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davisboro City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davisboro City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halls Cross Roads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington County Memorial Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington County Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington County Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joseys Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Newsome Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsome Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whiteoak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteoak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteoak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Downs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Grove AME Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (463 more) ...
    • Garden Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Riddleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riddleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
    • Riddleville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Downs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in Washington County
  • Sun Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
    • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
  • Bartow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandersville <2>
  • Tennille
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harrison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pringle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
  • Moxley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Warthen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Chalker ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
      • Chalker is located in Washington County
    • Agricola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agricola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Glascock County
    • Avera
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Davisboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davisboro.

Newspapers Published in Davisboro ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davisboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davisboro, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davisboro.

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 Davisboro:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davisboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Davisboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davisboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davisboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9849, Longitude: -82.6074    









 

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