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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 Flat Ford (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 Flat Ford. 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 Flat Ford ...

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 Flat Ford: Flat Frd.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flat Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flat Ford.

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 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.

Flat Ford is located in Cook 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 Cook County: Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Lowndes & Tift.

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

  • Cook County     (The home county of Flat Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Lenox
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Staunton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Sparks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Leliaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Nashville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Enigma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alapaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ray City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Barney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fodie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Barwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quitman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Norman Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moultrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Funston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Minnesota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Doerun
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hartsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Mystic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Irwinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Ocilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanier County
    • Lakeland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Hahira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Mineola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Remerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell County
    • Sale City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Pavo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coolidge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Omega
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Phillipsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Tifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Brookfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Abac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ty Ty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flat Ford, with the one closest to Flat Ford listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Poulan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Sylvester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alfords
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Bridgeboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Flat Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Ford.

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 Flat Ford - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McMillan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Folsom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Weeks Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Bottom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Lenox
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Adel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Brookfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Enigma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hahira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moultrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Morven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alapaha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Minton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mineola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bay is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay

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

Newspapers Published in Flat Ford ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Ford, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Ford.

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 Flat Ford:

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 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.
<3>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 Flat Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Flat Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.