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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 Eldorado (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 Eldorado. 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 and hospitals 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.

Eldorado is located in Tift County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tift County: Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Turner & Worth.

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

  • Tift County     (The home county of Eldorado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Unionville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Phillipsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Tifton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Omega
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brookfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Abac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ty Ty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
      • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <2>
    • Leliaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leliaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Abba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Enigma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alapaha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nashville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Ray City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <2>
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Barney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Norman Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <2>
    • Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Moultrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Funston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Doerun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Minnesota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
    • Hartsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Lenox
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Staunton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
    • Sparks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Adel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cecil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Mystic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <2>
    • Irwinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
    • Ocilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <2>
    • Arp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Hahira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Franklinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ashburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Sumner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Poulan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
    • Anderson City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
    • Sylvester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>
    • Alfords
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
    • Bridgeboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Eldorado ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorado, 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 Eldorado.

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 Eldorado:

Cemeteries Near Eldorado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorado.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Rutland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Oaky Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaky Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaky Grove Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
  • Tift Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tift Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tift Memorial Gardens
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawrence Cemetery
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickers Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (213 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Crosland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge 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.<5>

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

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

  • Lenox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brookfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Enigma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Adel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Alapaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
  • Sumner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Minton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
    • Minton is located in Worth County
  • Moultrie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Irwinville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
    • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Poulan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
    • Lax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
      • Lax is located in Coffee County
    • Sylvester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldorado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tift County: www.tiftcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Eldorado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eldorado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3538, Longitude: -83.4854       In this case, the coordinates for Eldorado have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Eldorado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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