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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 Gladys (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 Gladys. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gladys is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: Atkinson, Coffee, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes & Tift.

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

  • Berrien County     (The home county of Gladys)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Alapaha
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Enigma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ray City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leliaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
    • Pearson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Fitzgerald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Abba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Ambrose
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Douglas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Broxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norman Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Staunton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Lenox
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Adel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cecil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Ocilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mystic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Irwinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Telfair County
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Tifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Unionville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Abac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Chula
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Omega
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ty Ty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladys, with the one closest to Gladys listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilcox County
    • Owensboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Worth County
    • Sumner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Gladys ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladys.

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

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

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

  • Luke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jernigan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jernigan Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Enigma.
  • Mt. Paron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverbend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
    • The Fletcher Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McMillan Cemetery
    • McMillan - Fletcher Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33960 <3>
  • Paulk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Paulks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brogdon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brushy Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • New Valley Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enigma Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glory 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.<4>

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

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

  • Enigma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alapaha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lax is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
  • Brookfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Irwinville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lenox
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Abba
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Douglas
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Broxton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Adel
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sibbie
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • China Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • China Hill is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
    • Bayboro ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Gladys ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladys.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gladys, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gladys.

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 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 Gladys:

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