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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 Goffs Mill (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 Goffs Mill. 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.

Name Variations for Goffs Mill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Goffs Mill: Goffs Ml. (or less commonly used: Goffs Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Goffs Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Goffs Mill may originally have been Goff's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Goffs Mill might be written as Goff Mill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Goffs Mill is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Stewart, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Goffs Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Shellman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuthbert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Wades
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Brooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Coleman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Baker County
    • Milford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Edison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morgan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Holt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Bellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Bluffton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Gaines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Dawson Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
    • Lake Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
    • West Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Bancroft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Douglasville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Blakely
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Damascus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Hentown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Smithville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Morris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hatcher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Sanford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Lumpkin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Plains
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Clarks Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Herod
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Dawson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Parrott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yeomans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Sasser
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bronwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Olivers Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Leveretts
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Weston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • Eufaula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <2>
  • Henry County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goffs Mill, with the one closest to Goffs Mill listed first.
    • Shorterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
    • Screamer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer

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

Cemeteries Near Goffs Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goffs Mill.

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 Goffs Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Damascus Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hebron Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carnegie Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Regan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rehoboth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Shellman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1349845 <3>
  • Rehoboth Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Henderson Powell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Mitchell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Stephen's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Edison.
      • The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Stevens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36787 <3>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 Goffs Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goffs Mill.

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

  • Shellman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Folks ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Folks is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
  • Cuthbert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dickey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
  • Coleman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Benevolence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
  • Morgan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Springvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Springvale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Dawson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bluffton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pecan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pecan is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
    • Williamsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Goffs Mill ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goffs Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goffs Mill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goffs Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Goffs Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Goffs Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Goffs Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.