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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 Gardner (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 Gardner. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gardner is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren & Wilkinson.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Gardner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Oconee
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Tennille
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deepstep
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Goat Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Sandersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Riddleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Warthen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Davisboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • The Colony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Black Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Coopers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Hardwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown's Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Meriwether
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Edge Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Mitchell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Sparta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • Bartow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Mountain Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Haddock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Griswoldville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Griswoldville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • James
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • East Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Montrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gardner, with the one closest to Gardner listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Toomsboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Irwinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • McIntyre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dedrich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Ivey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Gordon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Brooks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks

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

Cemeteries Near Gardner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardner.

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 Gardner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ruthford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Moye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Avant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Forbes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Collins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stevens - Cason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (408 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lords Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Field 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.<2>

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

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

  • Oconee
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Beech Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
  • Toomsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Tennille
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Deepstep
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Irwinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • McIntyre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sun Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Wrightsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spann
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spann is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
    • Riddleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Lovett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett

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

Newspapers Published in Gardner ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardner, 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 Gardner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gardner:

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 Gardner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gardner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.