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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 Douglass Crossroads (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 Douglass Crossroads. 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.

Name Variations for Douglass Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Douglass Crossroads: Douglass Xrds.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Douglass Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Douglass Crossroads.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and hospitals 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.

Douglass Crossroads is located in Early 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 Early County: Henry (AL), Houston (AL), Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Miller & Seminole.

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

  • Early County     (The home county of Douglass Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Damascus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Douglasville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Hentown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Bancroft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Blakely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Hill is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
    • Sawhatchee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
    • Jakin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Anna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Mimsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Milford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Hawkinstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Newton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Leary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Edison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Holt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Fort Gaines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Vada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Brinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bainbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Colquitt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
    • Boykin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Mayhaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Camilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Flint
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Baconton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Five Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Coleman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Iron City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Donalsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Steam Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Clarks Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Henry County (AL)
    • Haleburg
      (28 miles [45.1 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
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglass Crossroads, with the one closest to Douglass Crossroads listed first.
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gordon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Williams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams

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

Cemeteries Near Douglass Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglass Crossroads.

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 Douglass Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pullen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tabb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sheffield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Billings Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stephen Bush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Live Oak Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Second Kiokee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • Damascus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Colquitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Mimsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mimsville is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Milford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Williamsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Hoggard Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
  • Mayhaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
  • Twilight ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Twilight is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
  • Leary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
  • Morgan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blakely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eldorendo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
    • Dickey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey

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

Newspapers Published in Douglass Crossroads ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglass Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglass Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Douglass Crossroads.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Douglass Crossroads:

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 Douglass Crossroads, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Douglass Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.