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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Goldens Mill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goldens Mill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goldens Mill, please Contact Us.
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 Goldens 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 Goldens 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 Goldens 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 Goldens Mill: Goldens Ml. (or less commonly used: Goldens Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Goldens Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Goldens Mill may originally have been Golden's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Goldens Mill might be written as Golden 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Goldens Mill is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Goldens Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goldens Mill:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Goldens Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- McIntyre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dedrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Ivey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Irwinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Beech Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Hardwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Meriwether
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- East Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Mogul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Wheeler Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Cross Keys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Payne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Rutland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Bleckley County
- Allentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- Wrightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Haddock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Fortville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Pitts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Morton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Gray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Belvedere Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Tuckers Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dudley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Resseaus Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Oconee Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Eatonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Huber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Goat Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Oconee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warthen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Riddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goldens Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Goldens Mill.
Cemeteries Near Goldens Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldens 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 Goldens Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goldens Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Price - Council - Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Council Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bentley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Stubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blands Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of Milledgeville.
- The Blands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32892 <5>
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.
While we didn't find Goldens Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goldens Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goldens Mill, with the one closest to Goldens Mill listed first.
- McIntyre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Irwinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Beech Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Lewiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Deepstep
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brown's Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Oconee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Meriwether
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goldens Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goldens Mill.
Newspapers Published in Goldens 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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldens Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldens Mill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goldens Mill.
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 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 Goldens Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Goldens Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Goldens Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |