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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 Dexter (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 Dexter. 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 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 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.

Dexter is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Dexter)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Rentz
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <2>
    • Cadwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dublin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockledge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
      • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <2>
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Allentown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochran
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Royal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Dodge County
  • Johnson County
  • Montgomery County
    • Tarrytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <2>
  • Pulaski County
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • McRae - Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • McRae
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Milan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
  • Treutlen County
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <2>
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Gardner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Alamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ochwalkee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dexter, with the one closest to Dexter listed first.
    • Irwinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
      • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <2>
    • Toomsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Beech Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • McIntyre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
      • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <2>
    • Dedrich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people

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

Cemeteries Near Dexter ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dexter.

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

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

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dexter Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Alligood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alligood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alligood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mullis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Register Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Register Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Register Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heath Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dublin Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dublin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dublin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (277 more) ...
    • Mullis - Cole Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullis - Cole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullis - Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hobbs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dexter had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dexter had a population of 563 people.

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

  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
  • Nameless
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dudley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Dublin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
  • Walkee ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
    • Walkee is located in Laurens County
  • Condor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
    • Condor is located in Laurens County
  • Allentown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Empire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dubois
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
      • Dubois is located in Dodge County
    • Gresston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
      • Gresston is located in Dodge County
    • Dempsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
      • Dempsey is located in Dodge County

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

Newspapers Published in Dexter ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dexter.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dexter, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dexter.

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 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 Dexter:

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

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>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- Dexter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dexter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4336, Longitude: -83.0588    
<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 Dexter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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