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 Doyle (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 Doyle. 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 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.
Doyle is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Doyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doyle:
- Marion County (The home county of Doyle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Draneville is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tazewell is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Glen Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Alta is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Juniper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Ida Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Cusseta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Central Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Ochillee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dooly County
- Dooling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lee County
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Ideal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oglethorpe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Upatoi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Sunset Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- East Edgewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Randolph County
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Louvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lumpkin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Americus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Sumter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Danville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Box Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Talbotton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Prattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Rupert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mauk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Howard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Parrott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olivers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leveretts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doyle, see our County-by-County Page for Doyle.
Cemeteries Near Doyle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doyle.
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 Doyle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Doyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frasier - Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellaville City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh - Marion Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bethel Church Cemetery
- The Sand Bethel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sand Bethel Cemetery
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, Doyle had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doyle, with the one closest to Doyle listed first.
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Draneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Draneville is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tazewell is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Ellaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Murrays Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
- Brantley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brantley is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pineville is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Hoggs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoggs is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Zellobee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zellobee is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Glen Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Alta is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- La Crosse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Ida Vesper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doyle.
Newspapers Published in Doyle ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doyle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doyle, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doyle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Doyle:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Dooly County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Muscogee County
- Randolph County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Terrell County
- Webster 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> | 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- Doyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Doyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |