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 Griffith (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 Griffith. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Griffith is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Griffith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffith:
- Taylor County (The home county of Griffith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mauk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Lizella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Vinson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Walden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Bloomfield Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Brookhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Zenith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Roberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Musella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dooly County
- Dooling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warner Robins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Woodard Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Bonaire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kathleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Clinchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Aldora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goggins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Marshallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ideal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oglethorpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Tazewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Juniper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Culloden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Bolingbroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smarr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Taylors Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Fort Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Miami Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Echeconnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Pike County
- Meansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Prattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Talbotton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belleview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Hannahs Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Sunset Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Barker Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffith, see our County-by-County Page for Griffith.
Cemeteries Near Griffith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffith.
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 Griffith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Lucas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chambliss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Byrd - Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd - Glover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd - Glover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Reynolds.
- The Byrd - Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Glover Schoolhouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34156 <3>
- White Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Wainwright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Griffith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffith, with the one closest to Griffith listed first.
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Musella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Garden Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garden Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Sandy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Ceres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ceres is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Marshallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Culloden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Howard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffith.
Newspapers Published in Griffith ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffith, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffith.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Griffith:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Taylor County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Crawford County
- Dooly County
- Houston County
- Lamar County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pike County
- Schley County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Upson 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 '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- Griffith) 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 Griffith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |