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 Gertrude (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 Gertrude. 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 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.
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 south 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.
Gertrude is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Gertrude. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gertrude:
- Burke County (The home county of Gertrude)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Midville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magruder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Drone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Saint Clair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Thomas Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Aaron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Candler County
- Canoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Summertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blundale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Blun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Swainsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nunez
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glascock County
- Edge Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Bartow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Zebina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Noah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Wrens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Omaha Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Avera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Thrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Emmalane
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Millen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Perkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Scarboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Kite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurens County
- Lovett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Screven County
- Rocky Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Treutlen County
- Gillis Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Davisboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tennille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gertrude, see our County-by-County Page for Gertrude.
Cemeteries Near Gertrude ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gertrude.
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 Gertrude - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gertrude covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Colemans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Street Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lambs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nasworthy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brack Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Midville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32943 <2>
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cason - Bynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Gertrude in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gertrude.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gertrude, with the one closest to Gertrude listed first.
- Midville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Pinetucky ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Rosier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Bartow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Canoochee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
- Kite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Swainsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gertrude. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gertrude.
Newspapers Published in Gertrude ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gertrude.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gertrude, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gertrude.
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 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 Gertrude:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Candler County
- Emanuel County
- Glascock County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Laurens County
- Screven County
- Treutlen County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Gertrude, 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' (or 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- Gertrude) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |