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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 Four Points (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 Four Points. 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 Four Points ...

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 Four Points: Four Pts.

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

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.

Four Points is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Taliaferro & Wilkes.

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

  • Warren County     (The home county of Four Points)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Jewell
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Warrenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Camak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mesena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Cadley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
  • Baldwin County
    • Black Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Keysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Sawdust
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Harlem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Appling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edge Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Swaggy Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Siloam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Daniel Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Union Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Durham Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Sparta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Zebulon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Gum Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Avera
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <1>
    • Omaha Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
    • Stapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
    • Wrens Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
    • Wrens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wrens is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrens <1>
    • Zebina
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
    • Matthews
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Noah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
    • Louisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Thomson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Megahee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
    • Boneville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dearing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Putnam County
    • Oconee Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Sharon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Raytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Crawfordville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Springfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Carters Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Warthen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sandersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Davisboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Deepstep
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Goat Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Tennille
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Riddleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
    • Lundberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Four Points ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Points.

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 Four Points - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Durbeys Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Baker - Brinkly Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shoals Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • McCrary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shivers Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (593 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Agricola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Agricola is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
  • Culverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Culverton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
  • Chalker ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chalker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
  • Gibson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Powelton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Powelton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powelton
  • Lindsey ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
  • Bastonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bastonville is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
  • Camak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Warthen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sparta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Avera
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Four Points ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Points.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Points, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Points.

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 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 Four Points:

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