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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 Faceville (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 Faceville. 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.

Faceville is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Gadsden (FL), Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole.

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

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Faceville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Recovery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Fowlstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Attapulgus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bainbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brinson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Vada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Baker County
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
  • Early County
    • Jakin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Jakin is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <2>
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Calvary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Reno
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Whigham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Cairo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Boykin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
    • Colquitt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Butlers Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Iron City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Donalsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Steam Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
  • Calhoun County (FL)
    • Ocheesee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gretna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <2>
    • Douglas City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Quincy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <2>
    • Chattahoochee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • River Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Greensboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Havana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <2>
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
  • Jackson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Sneads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
      • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <2>
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Inwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Grand Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Cypress
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Two Egg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Bascom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
      • Bascom is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bascom <2>
  • Leon County (FL)
    • Tallahassee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faceville, with the one closest to Faceville listed first.
    • Hosford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Telogia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Liberty County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Faceville ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faceville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faceville, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faceville.

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 helpful 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 Faceville:

Cemeteries Near Faceville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faceville.

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 Faceville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
  • Hannatown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannatown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannatown Cemetery
  • Fain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fain Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Mt. Hosey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hosey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hosey Cemetery
  • Green Shade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Shade Cemetery
  • Mt. Glory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Glory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Glory Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Poitevint Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Poitevint Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Attapulgus.
    • The Poitevint Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Godwin Cemetery
    • Poitevint Family Cemetery
    • Pottevint Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poitevint Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36425 <4>
  • Chester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Mock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mock Cemetery
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Faceville had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Recovery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Fowlstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Attapulgus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Quincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <2>
  • Bainbridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chattahoochee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • River Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Climax
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sycamore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Brinson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sneads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
    • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Wetumpka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
      • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County (FL)

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

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

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Faceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Faceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7534, Longitude: -84.6398    
<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 Faceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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