Our Genealogy Helper
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 Forest River Farms (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 Forest River Farms. 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 Forest River Farms ...
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 Forest River Farms: Forest Riv. Farms
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Forest River Farms is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Forest River Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest River Farms:
- Chatham County (The home county of Forest River Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Grubbs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Coffee Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Nicholsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Vernonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abercorn Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
- Liberty City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Montgomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Ogeechee Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Union Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Bona Bella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Alabama Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Fort McAllister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Ellabell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bulloch County
- Hubert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Meldrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rincon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Screven Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Riceboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Doe Run Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Garden Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Tupelo Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Bryan Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Martin Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Fort Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McIntosh County
- Shellman Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Daufuskie Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Harbour Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Okatie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Hilton Head Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest River Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Forest River Farms.
Cemeteries Near Forest River Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest River Farms.
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 Forest River Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest River Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Waldburgh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wild Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Heron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Guinea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <2>
- Magnolia Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeton Plantation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Laurel Grove North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <2>
- Laurel Grove South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <2>
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Forest River Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest River Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest River Farms, with the one closest to Forest River Farms listed first.
- Burroughs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- Isle of Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Central Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Savannah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Pooler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monteith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Meinhard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Meldrim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tybee Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest River Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest River Farms.
Newspapers Published in Forest River Farms ...
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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest River Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest River Farms, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest River Farms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Forest River Farms:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- McIntosh County
- Beaufort County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Forest River Farms, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest River Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |