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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 Double Run (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 Double Run. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Double Run is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Ben Hill, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Telfair & Turner.

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

  • Wilcox County     (The home county of Double Run)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Pitts
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Owensboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
    • Seville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rochelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Abbeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Abba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Fitzgerald
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • McKenzie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Arabi
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lamb Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • Cordele
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Dodge County
    • Rhine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lilly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Arp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Irwinville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mystic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocilla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Philema
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Chokee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Finleyson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
    • Hawkinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Cobb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • De Soto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Chula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Abac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ty Ty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Tifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Unionville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hobby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Double Run, with the one closest to Double Run listed first.
    • Cuffietown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Warwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Oakfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sumner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Poulan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Double Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Double Run.

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 Double Run - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oklahoma Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fitzgerald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Christian Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pitts City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

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

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

  • Pitts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Seville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rochelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arabi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Abba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Sibbie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
  • Cordele
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tippettville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
  • Irwinville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Richwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Doles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Doles is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles

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

Newspapers Published in Double Run ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Double Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Double Run, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Double Run.

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 Double Run:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Double Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Double Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.