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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 Enon (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 Enon. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Enon is located in Thomas 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Enon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Coolidge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pavo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hansell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dewey City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meigs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Barwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Barney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fodie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Quitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Empress
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Berlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Moultrie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ellenton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Norman Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Minnesota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Doerun
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Adel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sparks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cecil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lenox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Staunton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Spence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Cairo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Hahira
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mineola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Franklinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Cotton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sale City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pebble City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Greenough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Camilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Tift County
    • Omega
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Enon, with the one closest to Enon listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Bridgeboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Enon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enon.

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 Enon - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Enon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennedy Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lasseter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Patten
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
  • Chastain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
  • Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moultrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ochlocknee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Hartsfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Meigs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Morven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Quitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Enon ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enon.

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 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 Enon:

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>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 Enon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Enon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.