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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 Goose Neck (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 Goose Neck. 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 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 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.

Goose Neck is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Houston & Wilcox.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Goose Neck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Finleyson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Cochran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • McKenzie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Cordele
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Empire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Yonkers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Eastman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bryant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Plainfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chauncey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Vienna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Byromville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dooling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Clinchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elko
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Kathleen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Woodard Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Bonaire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stathams Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Warner Robins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Elberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 northwest)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rentz
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dudley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Miami Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
  • Telfair County
    • Milan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner County
    • Rebecca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Jeffersonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Neck, with the one closest to Goose Neck listed first.
    • Pineview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Abbeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pitts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Seville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Owensboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro

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

Cemeteries Near Goose Neck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goose Neck.

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 Goose Neck - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • The Henry Harrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bembry Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Slade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Bloom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sapp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bohanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Powers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Goody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coody Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (266 more) ...

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

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

  • Hawkinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gresston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
  • Dubois
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
  • Empire
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Dempsey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
  • Hayneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayneville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
  • Tippettville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
  • Grovania
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
  • Elko
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eastman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Westlake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Unadilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag

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

Newspapers Published in Goose Neck ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goose Neck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goose Neck, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goose Neck.

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 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 Goose Neck:

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