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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 Findlay (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 Findlay. 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 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.

Findlay is located in Dooly 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 Dooly County: Crisp, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter & Wilcox.

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

  • Dooly County     (The home county of Findlay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Pinehurst
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Vienna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lilly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Unadilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Byromville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dooling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Cochran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • Cordele
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McKenzie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Arabi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • Empire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Elko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clinchfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Kathleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Woodard Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Bonaire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • Chokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglethorpe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshallville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
    • Ideal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <1>
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Miami Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
    • Fort Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Schley County
    • La Crosse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • De Soto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Andersonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
    • Leslie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Turner County
    • Rebecca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Pineview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Seville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
    • Pitts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Abbeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Findlay, with the one closest to Findlay listed first.
    • Warwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Oakfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <1>
    • Cuffietown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people

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

Cemeteries Near Findlay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Findlay.

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinehurst City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vienna City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vienna City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vienna City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forehand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forehand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swearinger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swearinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swearinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forehand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forehand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Findlay had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pinehurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
  • Unadilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
    • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
  • Byromville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tippettville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippettville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
  • Dooling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Drayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
  • Elko
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Henderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Houston County
  • Cordele
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grovania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Seville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
    • Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
      • Hayneville is located in Houston County

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

Newspapers Published in Findlay ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Findlay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Findlay, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Findlay.

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 Findlay:

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Findlay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Findlay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1541, Longitude: -83.7716       In this case, the coordinates for Findlay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Findlay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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