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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Goldsmith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Goldsmith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goldsmith, 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 Goldsmith (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 Goldsmith. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Goldsmith is historic, it would have been located within present day Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

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

  • Jeff Davis County     (The home county of Goldsmith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Denton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kirkland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Tallahassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Graham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Baxley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Surrency
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Guysie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Coffee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • West Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Broxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicholls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oak Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ambrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Irwin County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ailey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Petross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Scotland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae - Helena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Toombs Central
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goldsmith, with the one closest to Goldsmith listed first.
    • Alamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
    • Glenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people

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

Cemeteries Near Goldsmith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goldsmith.

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

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

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

  • Hinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Denton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harris & McDew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazlehurst City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
    • The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hazlehurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <3>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Yawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bazemore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.

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

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

  • Lumber City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Graham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Pine Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Towns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Broxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Prentiss
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
  • Jacksonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Nicholls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Scotland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Baxley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cobbville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Douglas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • English Eddy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • Wheaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wheaton is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton

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

Newspapers Published in Goldsmith ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goldsmith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goldsmith, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goldsmith.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Goldsmith:

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