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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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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 and hospitals 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.

Georgetown is located in Quitman County and is the County Seat.

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 Quitman County: Barbour (AL), Clay, Randolph & Stewart.

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

  • Quitman County     (The home county of Georgetown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Hatcher
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hatcher
      • From Georgetown to Hatcher
    • Morris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <3>
  • Clay County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Coleman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wades
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Cuthbert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Shellman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Sanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Omaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Zion
      • From Georgetown to Mount Zion
    • Lumpkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Louvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvale
      • Louvale is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louvale <3>
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>
  • Webster County
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Webster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Eufaula
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
    • Cotton Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bakerhill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
    • Comer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Louisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Blue Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullock County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pine Grove
      • From Georgetown to Pine Grove
  • Dale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Clopton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Clopton is located in Dale County (AL)
    • Bertha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County (AL)
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
    • Jernigan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jernigan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jernigan
      • From Georgetown to Jernigan
    • Glenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cottonton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
      • Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Loflin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
      • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loflin
      • From Georgetown to Loflin
    • Pittsview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview
      • Pittsview is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsview <3>
    • Holy Trinity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
      • Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Rutherford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutherford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rutherford
      • From Georgetown to Rutherford
    • Oswichee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oswichee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
      • Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oswichee
      • From Georgetown to Oswichee
    • Hatchechubbee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Seale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
      • Seale is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seale <3>
    • Hurtsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Georgetown had a population of 348 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Eufaula
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tullis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tullis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
    • Tullis is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Hatcher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hatcher
    • From Georgetown to Hatcher
  • Howe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Cotton Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hawkinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Otho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Springvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
    • Springvale is located in Randolph County
  • White Oak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • White Oak is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Batesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
    • Batesville is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Jernigan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jernigan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
    • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jernigan
    • From Georgetown to Jernigan
  • Oateston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oateston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oateston
    • Oateston is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glenville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lawrenceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Pecan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
      • Pecan is located in Clay County

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

Newspapers Published in Georgetown ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgetown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Georgetown:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Georgetown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Georgetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8863, Longitude: -85.1061    
<6>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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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