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Nearest Communities to Garretta,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Garretta, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Garretta:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Garretta.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Garretta is located in Laurens County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 147 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Garretta. Of these communities, 100 are located in counties other than Laurens County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Garretta (which is Laurens County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Garretta

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Laurens County   (where Garretta resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.laurenscoga.org/
    • County Seat for Laurens:   Dublin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Harlow
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Harlow is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
      • Vincent
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Vincent is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Mayberry ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayberry is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
      • Alligood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Alligood is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligood
      • Moores
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Moores is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores
      • Rentz
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springhaven ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
      • Dublin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Shewmake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Shewmake is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewmake
      • Dexter
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Dublin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Hills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Holly Hills is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
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        • Catlin
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Catlin is located in Laurens County
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        • Condor
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Condor is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
        • Old Condor
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Old Condor is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Condor
        • Whipples Crossing
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Whipples Crossing is located in Laurens County
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        • Nameless
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Nameless is located in Laurens County
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        • Dudley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cadwell
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Kewanee
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Kewanee is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
        • Minter
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Minter is located in Laurens County
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        • Tweed
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Tweed is located in Laurens County
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        • Diamond Landing Ferry
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lowery
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Lowery is located in Laurens County
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        • Alcorns
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Alcorns is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorns
          • Former names for Alcorns:
          • Alcorn's Station
          • Musgrove
        • Five Points
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Lollie ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Lollie is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
        • Walkee ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Walkee is located in Laurens County
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        • Bender ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Bender is located in Laurens County
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        • Haskins Crossing
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Haskins Crossing is located in Laurens County
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        • Hatoff ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hatoff is located in Laurens County
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        • Batson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Batson is located in Laurens County
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        • Laurens Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Laurens Hill is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens Hill
        • Spring Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Spring Hill is located in Laurens County
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        • Brewton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Brewton is located in Laurens County
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        • Rockledge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Montrose
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Grove
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
        • Westbrook ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
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        • Bales ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Bales is located in Laurens County
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        • Keenes Crossing ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Keenes Crossing is located in Laurens County
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        • Manning ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Manning is located in Laurens County
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        • Chappells Mill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Chappells Mill is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells Mill
        • Lovett
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Lovett is located in Laurens County
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        • Midway
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Midway is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
          • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
        • Orianna
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Orianna is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orianna
        • Tuckers Crossroad
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
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  • Bleckley County
    • County Website:   https://bleckley.org/
    • County Seat for Bleckley:   Cochran
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Rebie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Rebie is located in Bleckley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebie
      • Goldsboro
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Goldsboro is located in Bleckley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Powell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Powell is located in Bleckley County
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      • Allentown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Brown Hill is located in Bleckley County
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      • Cary
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Cary is located in Bleckley County
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      • Frazier
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Frazier is located in Bleckley County
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      • Five Points
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Five Points is located in Bleckley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Cochran
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Baileys Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Baileys Park is located in Bleckley County
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      • Coley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Coley is located in Bleckley County
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      • Royal
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Royal is located in Bleckley County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
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        • Porter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Porter is located in Bleckley County
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        • McGriff ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • McGriff is located in Bleckley County
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        • Paulk
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Paulk is located in Bleckley County
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        • Mobley Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Mobley Crossing is located in Bleckley County
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        • Ainslie ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Ainslie is located in Bleckley County
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  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://dodgecountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Eastman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Bryant
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bryant is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Chester
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rowland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Rowland is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Beehive ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Beehive is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
      • Horne
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Horne is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne
      • Plainfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mukerson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mukerson is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukerson
      • Yonkers
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Saunders
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Saunders is located in Dodge County
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      • Roddy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Roddy is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
      • Pitts
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Pitts is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Lowery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lowery is located in Dodge County
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        • Sigurd ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sigurd is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigurd
        • Carne ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Carne is located in Dodge County
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        • Dubois
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Dubois is located in Dodge County
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        • Gresston
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Gresston is located in Dodge County
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        • Empire
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Empire is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
        • Jay Bird Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
        • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
        • Dempsey
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
        • Dodge High
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Dodge High is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
        • Eastman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Achord
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Achord is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achord
        • Chauncey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Cox ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Cox is located in Dodge County
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        • Godwinsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
        • McCranie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • McCranie is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCranie
        • Ararat
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Ararat is located in Dodge County
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        • Five Points
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Five Points is located in Dodge County
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        • Union
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Union is located in Dodge County
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  • Emanuel County
  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   https://www.johnsonco.org/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Wrightsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Scott
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Scott is located in Johnson County
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      • Spann
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Spann is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
      • Adrian
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wrightsville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Donovan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Donovan is located in Johnson County
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      • Meeks
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Meeks is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
      • Kite
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <3>
  • Montgomery County
  • Telfair County
  • Treutlen County
    • County Website:   https://treutlencountygov.com/
    • County Seat for Treutlen:   Soperton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Orland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Orland is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Lothair
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Lothair is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothair
      • Barnhill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Barnhill is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
      • Blackville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Blackville is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackville
      • Soperton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Zaidee
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Zaidee is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaidee
      • Gillis Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
      • Five Points
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Five Points is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Twiggs County
    • County Website:   https://www.twiggscounty.us/
    • County Seat for Twiggs:   Jeffersonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Danville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • District Path
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • District Path is located in Twiggs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for District Path
      • Mount Olive
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Mount Olive is located in Twiggs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Jeffersonville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarversville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Tarversville is located in Twiggs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarversville
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://washingtoncountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Sandersville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Balls Ferry
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
      • Veal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Veal is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veal
      • Gardner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Gardner is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
      • Oconee
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Irwins Crossroads
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Irwins Crossroads is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwins Crossroads
      • Harrison
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hazard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Hazard is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
      • Pringle
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Pringle is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Wheeler County
    • County Website:   https://www.wheelercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Alamo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Avants
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Avants is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avants
      • Erick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Erick is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
      • Alamo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
      • Stuckey
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Stuckey is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Glenwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ochwalkee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Wilkinson County
    • County Website:   https://www.wilkinsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Wilkinson:   Irwinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garretta.
      • Cooktown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cooktown is located in Wilkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooktown
      • Lindsey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lindsey is located in Wilkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
      • Nicklesville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Nicklesville is located in Wilkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklesville
      • Beech Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
      • Toomsboro
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Irwinton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wriley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wriley is located in Wilkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriley

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garretta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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