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 Drone (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 Drone. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Drone is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Drone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drone:
- Burke County (The home county of Drone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Gough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomas Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Magruder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Midville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Fort Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grovetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sawdust
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Arrow Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Summertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Blundale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Edge Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Matthews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Zebina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Stapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avera
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Perkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Thrift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Megahee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Dearing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Blythe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hephzibah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- De Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Gracewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fairvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Richmond Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Fleming Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Southgate Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Belair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Screven County
- Millhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Washington County
- Davisboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Kathwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Beech Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Drone, see our County-by-County Page for Drone.
Cemeteries Near Drone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drone.
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 Drone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Casevill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Caseville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Applewhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quinnie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Joan Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ivory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gough Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (360 more) ...
- Bynes Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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, Drone had a post office and no railroad service. In 2010, Drone had a population of 14,568 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Drone, with the one closest to Drone listed first.
- Gough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Noah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stellaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Midville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alexander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Shell Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Wrens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drone.
Newspapers Published in Drone ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drone, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Drone:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Emanuel County
- Glascock County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Washington County
- Aiken 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> | 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- Drone) 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 Drone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |