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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 Goloid (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 Goloid. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Goloid is located in Screven 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 Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).

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

  • Screven County     (The home county of Goloid)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Sylvania
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zeigler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Captolo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Cooperville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cameron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Rocky Ford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Newington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oliver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Clito
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Statesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Portal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Leefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
    • Olde Towne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Eagle Court
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Aaron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • Brooklet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Register
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Hubert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Sardis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Girard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Munnerlyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Thomas Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Metter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Egypt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Clyo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Guyton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Garfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Twin City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Millen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
    • Perkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thrift
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
  • Allendale County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Allendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allendale is located in Allendale County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <1>
  • Barnwell County (SC)
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
  • Hampton County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goloid, with the one closest to Goloid listed first.
    • Scotia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Scotia is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <1>
    • Estill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Estill is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill <1>
    • Garnett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Luray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Luray is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <1>
    • Gifford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gifford is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <1>
    • Furman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Furman is located in Hampton County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Furman <1>
  • Jasper County (SC)

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

Cemeteries Near Goloid ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goloid.

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

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

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

  • Goloid Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid Church Cemetery
    • The Goloid Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Goloid Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Goloid First UMC Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Heads Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Farmdale Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Zeigler Cemetery Three
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Springhead Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sylvania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Doughtry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Simmons Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peggy Zeigler Cemetery Two
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Goloid had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sylvania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Zeigler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zeigler is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Captolo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Captolo is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
  • Woodcliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodcliff is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
    • Former name for Ogeechee:
    • Oguchee
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Blitch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
  • Cameron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Bascom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bascom is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
  • Halcyondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
  • Clito
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clito is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Oliver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eneck ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Eneck is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
    • Millhaven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven

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

Newspapers Published in Goloid ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goloid.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goloid, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goloid.

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 Goloid:

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>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 Goloid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goloid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.