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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 Geneva (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 Geneva. 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 doctors 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.

Geneva is located in Talbot 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 Talbot County: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Taylor & Upson.

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

  • Talbot County     (The home county of Geneva)
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
    • Ida Vesper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Halloca ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
    • Central Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ochillee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
    • Cusseta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Benning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harris County
  • Macon County
    • Ideal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
  • Meriwether County
  • Muscogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
    • Upatoi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Midland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Branton Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
    • East Edgewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
    • Fortson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sunset Terrace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
    • Glenns
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Glenns is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people
    • Hilton Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
    • Lincoln Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
    • Saint Marys Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
    • Baker Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
    • Cusseta Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
      • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
    • Twin Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Twin Chapel is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,701 people
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
    • Lawrences Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Molena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Schley County
  • Taylor County
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
    • Sunset Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Barker Spring
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Thomaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannahs Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Delray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Geneva, with the one closest to Geneva listed first.
    • Fontaine Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
    • Phenix City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Geneva ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geneva.

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

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Geneva had a population of 274 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Geneva had a population of 95 people.

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

  • Juniper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Paschal ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Paschal is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschal
  • Talbotton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Box Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Baldwinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwinville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
  • Baughville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baughville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughville
  • Howard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeway is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Upatoi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly Hall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belleview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ypsilanti
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ypsilanti is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brantley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Brantley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Prattsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ossahatchie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ossahatchie is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossahatchie

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

Newspapers Published in Geneva ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geneva.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geneva, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geneva.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Geneva:

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>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.
<3>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 Geneva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Geneva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.