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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 Eagle Court (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 Eagle Court. 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 Eagle Court ...

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 Eagle Court: Eagle Ct. (or less commonly used: Eagle Crt.)

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.

Eagle Court is located in Bulloch 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 Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.

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

  • Bulloch County     (The home county of Eagle Court)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Olde Towne
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Statesboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Register
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooklet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clito
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Leefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
    • Portal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Statesborough
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Stilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Aaron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellabell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Metter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Canoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Egypt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Guyton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Marlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Eden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meldrim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Daisy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Claxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Thrift
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Emmalane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
    • Millen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Dover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Cooperville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Oliver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Captolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Newington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zeigler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Sylvania
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Court, with the one closest to Eagle Court listed first.
    • Cobbtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
    • Manassas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mendes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
  • Toombs County
    • Ohoopee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee

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

Cemeteries Near Eagle Court ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Court.

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 Eagle Court - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Langston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brannen - Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bulloch Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Akins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Deal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rigdon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooklet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Corinth - Leefield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brannen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>

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

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

  • Jimps
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
  • Emit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
  • Clito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clito is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
  • Arcola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Blitch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Statesborough
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Halcyondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
    • Former name for Ogeechee:
    • Oguchee
  • Oliver
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rocky Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Egypt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Captolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo

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

Newspapers Published in Eagle Court ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Court.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Court, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Court.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eagle Court:

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 Eagle Court, 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- Eagle Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.