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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 Fendig (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 Fendig. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fendig is located in Brantley 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 Brantley County: Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware & Wayne.

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

  • Brantley County     (The home county of Fendig)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fendig, with the one closest to Fendig listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Hortense
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Waynesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Raybon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Nahunta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoboken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon County
    • Coffee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fendig, with the one closest to Fendig listed first.
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tarboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • White Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Woodbine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hazlehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
  • Charlton County
    • Winokur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fendig, with the one closest to Fendig listed first.
    • Thalmann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Altamaha Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
    • Shady Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Groveside Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Blythe Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Glynco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dock Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Country Club Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
    • Brunswick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Epworth Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
    • Jewtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
    • Saint Simon Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
  • Long County
    • Ludowici
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fendig, with the one closest to Fendig listed first.
    • Credit Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • Townsend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Darien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Valona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Crescent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fendig, with the one closest to Fendig listed first.
    • Offerman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Patterson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Blackshear
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mershon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Ware County
    • Sunnyside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fendig, with the one closest to Fendig listed first.
    • Pendarvis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Screven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesup
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Doctortown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Odum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Madray Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Fendig ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fendig.

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

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

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

  • Lane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McCool Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Little Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grayham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitaker Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Arnett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Baxter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wiggens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Barnwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Highsmith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Fendig in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fendig.

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

  • Hortense
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Nahunta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamaica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
  • Gardi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gardi is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
  • Screven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pennick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
  • Offerman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Patterson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jesup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ritch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritch is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
  • Fancy Bluff
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dock Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Evelyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Doctortown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown

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

Newspapers Published in Fendig ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fendig.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fendig, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fendig.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fendig:

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 Fendig, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fendig) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.