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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 Greenough (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 Greenough. 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 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.

Greenough is located in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County: Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Thomas & Worth.

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

  • Mitchell County     (The home county of Greenough)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Pebble City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Flint
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Baconton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sale City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • De Witt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Camilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pelham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Newton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Mimsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Anna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Milford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Holt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Leary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Doerun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hartsfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Minnesota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Funston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Moultrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County
    • Vada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Putney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pecan City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Colonial Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • Eleanor Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Colonial Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • West Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • Eugemar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Hinds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Spence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Leesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Philema
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Meigs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hansell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Coolidge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Ty Ty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Omega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenough, with the one closest to Greenough listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Alfords
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Anderson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • East Dougherty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Sylvester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poulan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Greenough ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenough.

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

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

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

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Akridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sale City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • China Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oakview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hard Up Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinecrest Memory Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Mt. Eble Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Blue Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Flint
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Baconton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • De Witt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Camilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartsfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Parkerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Newton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Meigs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Minton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Acree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Willingham ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Willingham is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
    • Moultrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Greenough ...

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 Greenough.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenough, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenough.

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 helpful 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 Greenough:

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 Greenough, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.