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 Eldorendo (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 Eldorendo. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Eldorendo is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Gadsden (FL), Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Eldorendo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eldorendo:
- Decatur County (The home county of Eldorendo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Brinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Fowlstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Climax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Recovery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Attapulgus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Mimsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Hawkinstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Milford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Douglass Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Hentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Jakin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Douglasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cedar Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Sawhatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Blakely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Whigham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Calvary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Boykin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Colquitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Camilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Donalsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Steam Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Butlers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Houston County (AL)
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Gadsden County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- River Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Gretna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Butler ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Sneads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Bascom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Malone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eldorendo, see our County-by-County Page for Eldorendo.
Cemeteries Near Eldorendo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorendo.
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 Eldorendo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eldorendo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boykin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mothers Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pond Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swingington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eldorendo had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eldorendo, with the one closest to Eldorendo listed first.
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Brinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colquitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Hoggard Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
- Mimsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Mayhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Fowlstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Climax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jakin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Recovery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Faceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eldorendo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eldorendo.
Newspapers Published in Eldorendo ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorendo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorendo, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eldorendo.
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 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 Eldorendo:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Early County
- Grady County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Seminole County
- Houston County
- Gadsden County
- Jackson 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> | 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 Eldorendo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eldorendo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |