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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 Fickling Mill (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 Fickling Mill. 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.

Name Variations for Fickling Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fickling Mill: Fickling Ml. (or less commonly used: Fickling Mll.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Fickling Mill is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot & Upson.

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

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Fickling Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Five Points
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Carsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Butler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynolds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Rupert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mauk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Lizella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Bloomfield Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Vinson Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
    • Brookhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Rutland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Walden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Roberta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Zenith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Knoxville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Pope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Musella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Centerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Aldora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Barnesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Goggins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Ideal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Marshallville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Montezuma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Oglethorpe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Tazewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Juniper
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Buena Vista
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Meriwether County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Culloden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Smarr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolingbroke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forsyth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Taylors Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Fort Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Washington Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Miami Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Byron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Echeconnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Meansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lawrences Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Molena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Ellaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Prattsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Centerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Junction City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Talbotton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Belleview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Woodland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Flint Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
    • Box Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fickling Mill, with the one closest to Fickling Mill listed first.
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Yatesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Thomaston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Delray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Delray is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • The Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hannahs Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Sunset Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Barker Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring

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

Cemeteries Near Fickling Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fickling Mill.

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 Fickling Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wainwright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Turners Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollis Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Byrd - Glover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd - Glover Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd - Glover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Reynolds.
    • The Byrd - Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glover Cemetery
    • Glover Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34156 <3>
  • Lucas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...
    • Chambliss Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Elam Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Reynolds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Knoxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prattsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
  • Howard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Lee Pope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
  • Musella
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ceres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ceres is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
  • Ypsilanti
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ypsilanti is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Garden Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sandy Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
    • Culloden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Baldwinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Baldwinville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville

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

Newspapers Published in Fickling Mill ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fickling Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fickling Mill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fickling Mill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fickling Mill:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fickling Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Fickling Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.