Our Genealogy Helper
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 Goolsby (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 Goolsby. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Goolsby is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Butts, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Newton & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Goolsby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goolsby:
- Jasper County (The home county of Goolsby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Shady Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Meriwether
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Black Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Cross Keys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- East Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Flovilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fincherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Hancock County
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Henry County
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Round Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Ethridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Fortville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Haddock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Pitts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Belvedere Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Goggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Juliette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Box Ankle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Bolingbroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Newborn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Hub Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Essex Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Eatonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Oconee Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Twiggs County
- Dry Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- Social Circle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Goolsby, see our County-by-County Page for Goolsby.
Cemeteries Near Goolsby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goolsby.
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 Goolsby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goolsby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fullerton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John H Tillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- John H Tilman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Talmadge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon - Anderson Barron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Round Oak.
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron - Shropshire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333622 <3>
- Greer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Goolsby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goolsby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goolsby, with the one closest to Goolsby listed first.
- Adgateville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adgateville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adgateville
- Former name for Adgateville:
- Adgateville
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minneta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minneta is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneta
- Stanfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
- Round Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gladesville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Note
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Aikenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Machen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blountsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Shady Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goolsby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goolsby.
Newspapers Published in Goolsby ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goolsby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goolsby, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goolsby.
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 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 Goolsby:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Walton County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goolsby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Goolsby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |