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 Fortsons Ferry (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 Fortsons Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Fortsons Ferry is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Columbia, Elbert, McDuffie, Wilkes & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Fortsons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fortsons Ferry:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Fortsons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Lincolnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Loce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Kiokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Appling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maddox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Snead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Grovetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sawdust
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dearing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe County
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Richmond County
- Bonair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Taliaferro County
- Raytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Cadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Tignall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Rayle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Abbeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Lowndesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Colliers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Greenwood County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Bradley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Mathews Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Greenwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Grendel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Hodges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ninety Six
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- McCormick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Willington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Parksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fortsons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Fortsons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Fortsons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fortsons Ferry.
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 Fortsons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fortsons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Republican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Badwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- De La Howe Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bordeaux Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCormick City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wideman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Estes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Plum Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Overbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fortsons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fortsons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fortsons Ferry, with the one closest to Fortsons Ferry listed first.
- Leverett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Lincolnton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Double Branches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Plum Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leathersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Calhoun Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Adasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Clay Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fortsons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fortsons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Fortsons Ferry ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortsons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fortsons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fortsons Ferry.
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 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 Fortsons Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Elbert County
- McDuffie County
- Oglethorpe County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fortsons Ferry) 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 Fortsons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |