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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 Garden City (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 Garden City. 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.

Garden City is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).

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

  • Chatham County     (The home county of Garden City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Rossignol Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
      • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
    • Chatham City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
      • Chatham City is located in Chatham County
    • Woodville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
    • Sharon Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
      • Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Alabama Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabama Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
      • Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Port Wentworth Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
      • Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
    • Carver Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
      • Carver Village is located in Chatham County
    • Savannah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Richfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
    • Union Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
      • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
    • Robert M Hitch Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robert M Hitch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert M Hitch Village
      • Robert M Hitch Village is located in Chatham County
    • Abercorn Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
      • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Richmond Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McAllister
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
    • Keller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Ellabell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pembroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • Bulloch County
    • Hubert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Exley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Rincon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <2>
    • Meldrim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <2>
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Guyton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <2>
    • Haddonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Clyo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Fleming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Flemington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryan Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
    • Martin Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Screven Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
  • Beaufort County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Hardeeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Pritchardville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Daufuskie Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Okatie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluffton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
    • Harbour Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Point Comfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
      • Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
    • Hilton Head Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Shell Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
      • Shell Point is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Jasper County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garden City, with the one closest to Garden City listed first.
    • Tillman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Garden City ...

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 181 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garden City, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garden City.

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 helpful 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 Garden City:

Cemeteries Near Garden City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden City.

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

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

  • Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
  • Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove South Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <4>
  • Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove North Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <4>
  • Cherokee Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonial Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Park Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Magnolia Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Savannah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Wheat Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Central Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Savannah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Monteith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
    • Monteith is located in Chatham County
  • Meinhard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinhard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
    • Meinhard is located in Chatham County
  • Pooler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
    • Pooler is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <2>
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Burroughs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burroughs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
  • Isle of Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
  • Hardeeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rincon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
    • Rincon is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <2>
  • Pritchardville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
    • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Meldrim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <2>
    • Eden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Okatie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1083, Longitude: -81.1468    
<4>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.
<5>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 Garden City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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