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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 Gresston (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 Gresston. 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 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.

Gresston is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler & Wilcox.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Gresston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Empire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Yonkers
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Eastman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <1>
    • Bryant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chauncey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
      • Rhine is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <1>
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Cochran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Clinchfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Kathleen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Bonaire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elko
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stathams Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Woodard Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rentz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <1>
    • Montrose
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Dublin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Danville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <1>
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
  • Wheeler County
    • Alamo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <1>
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gresston, with the one closest to Gresston listed first.
    • Pineview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rochelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Pitts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Seville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Gresston ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gresston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gresston, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gresston.

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 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 Gresston:

Cemeteries Near Gresston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gresston.

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 Gresston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
  • Robing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robing Cemetery
  • Lockett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockett Cemetery
  • Rozier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rozier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rozier Cemetery
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
  • Lister Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lister Cemetery
  • St. James Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
  • Coody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coody Cemetery
  • Jumps Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jumps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jumps Cemetery
  • Orphans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orphans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orphans Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
    • Floyd Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jone's Family Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 in 1895, Gresston had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dubois
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
  • Dempsey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
  • Empire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Eastman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amoskeag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
    • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
  • Chester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Godwinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
    • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
  • Nameless
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Hawkinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chauncey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Springhaven ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
      • Springhaven is located in Laurens County

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

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

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gresston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gresston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2863, Longitude: -83.2524       In this case, the coordinates for Gresston 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 Gresston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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