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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 Dearing (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 Dearing. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dearing is located in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County: Columbia, Jefferson, Lincoln, Richmond, Warren & Wilkes.

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

  • McDuffie County     (The home county of Dearing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Megahee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Boneville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Keysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Saint Clair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Dearing to Torbit Station
    • Gough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Vidette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Drone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Waynesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Gibson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edge Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Blythe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belair
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
      • Belair is located in Richmond County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belair
      • From Dearing to Belair
    • Barton Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
    • Hephzibah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • De Bruce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Forest Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pepperidge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bonair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Gracewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Taliaferro County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Mesena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Camak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Warrenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Cadley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Norwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Jewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Barnett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Lundberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lundberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Aiken County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • North Augusta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Belvedere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvedere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
      • Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Beech Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clearwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Browns Hill
      • From Dearing to Browns Hill
    • Burnettown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnettown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
      • Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Edgefield County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dearing, with the one closest to Dearing listed first.
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
    • Colliers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphys Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
  • McCormick County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Dearing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dearing.

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 Dearing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dearing had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Dearing had a population of 529 people.

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

  • Sawdust
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boneville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Avondale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Avondale is located in McDuffie County
  • Berzelia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berzelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
    • Berzelia is located in Columbia County
  • Thomson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Thomson is located in McDuffie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
  • Appling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bastonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
    • Bastonville is located in Glascock County
  • Forrest ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
    • Forrest is located in Columbia County
  • Grovetown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mesena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blythe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Richmond County
    • Cluese ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cluese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
      • Cluese is located in Columbia County
    • Stapleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Dearing ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dearing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dearing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dearing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dearing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dearing. 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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dearing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dearing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4137, Longitude: -82.3853    
<6>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 Dearing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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