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 Dickey (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 Dickey. 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 doctors and 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.
Dickey is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Baker, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph & Terrell.
Below are the counties that are near Dickey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dickey:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Dickey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- West Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Eugemar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Hinds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- East Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Douglasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Douglass Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blakely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Sawhatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Lee County
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Colquitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Mayhaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Wades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Stewart County
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sasser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Parrott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bronwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Leveretts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Shorterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Haleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dickey, see our County-by-County Page for Dickey.
Cemeteries Near Dickey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dickey.
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 Dickey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dickey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Dickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pachitla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Regan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Edison.
- The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stevens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36787 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dickey had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dickey, with the one closest to Dickey listed first.
- Morgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Folks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Shellman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cuthbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blakely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dickey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dickey.
Newspapers Published in Dickey ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dickey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dickey, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dickey.
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 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 Dickey:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Clay County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Lee County
- Miller County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Stewart County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Henry 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Dickey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dickey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |