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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 Goldsboro (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 Goldsboro. 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 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 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.

Goldsboro is located in Bleckley 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 Bleckley County: Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs & Wilkinson.

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

  • Bleckley County     (The home county of Goldsboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Allentown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Royal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Cochran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Rutland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Walden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yonkers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Bryant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Empire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chauncey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Stathams Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Bonaire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kathleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodard Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Clinchfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Warner Robins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Elko
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Montrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dexter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cadwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rentz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dublin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Rockledge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Finleyson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Danville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Huber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Dry Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Gardner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • Pineview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsboro, with the one closest to Goldsboro listed first.
    • Irwinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • McIntyre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Toomsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Dedrich
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Beech Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Gordon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Ivey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people

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

Cemeteries Near Goldsboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldsboro.

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

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

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

  • Trail Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mullis - Cole Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brown Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Barbour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
    • The Jone's Family Farm Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
  • Rogers / Darsey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (292 more) ...
    • Cool Springs Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nobles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Heath Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Allentown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Empire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
  • Nameless
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
  • Dexter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dudley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dubois
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
  • Gresston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Westlake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dempsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
    • Hawkinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastman
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Goldsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goldsboro.

Newspapers Published in Goldsboro ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldsboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldsboro, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goldsboro.

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 Goldsboro:

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 Goldsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goldsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.