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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 Graham (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 Graham. 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.

Graham is located in Appling County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Appling County: Bacon, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs & Wayne.

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

  • Appling County     (The home county of Graham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Phillipi
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Baxley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Surrency
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Guysie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Coffee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • West Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
      • West Green is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <2>
    • Nicholls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Broxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallahassee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Denton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Alston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Petross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Mount Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ailey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Higgston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Pierce County
  • Tattnall County
    • Reidsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
    • Scotland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
    • Jacksonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • McRae - Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
    • Rock Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Toombs Central
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Santa Claus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Vidalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ohoopee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
  • Wayne County
    • Odum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Graham ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graham, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Graham:

Cemeteries Near Graham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Crapps Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crapps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crapps Cemetery
  • Campground Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
  • McEachin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEachin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEachin Cemetery
  • Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
  • Bazemore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Rolland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolland Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Hazlehurst City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Hazlehurst City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <4>
  • Continue List   (315 more) ...
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinson Cemetery
    • Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Baxley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxley Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Graham had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Graham had a population of 289 people.

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

  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
  • Pine Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
  • Prentiss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
  • Baxley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • English Eddy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Lumber City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
  • Wheaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
  • Surrency
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Altamaha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Towns
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
  • Nicholls
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Scotland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mount Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Brentwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
    • McGregor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Montgomery County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Graham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8292, Longitude: -82.5030       In this case, the coordinates for Graham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Graham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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