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 Halfmoon Landing (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 Halfmoon Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Halfmoon Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Halfmoon Landing: Halfmoon Lndg. (or less commonly used: Halfmoon Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Halfmoon Landing is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh & Tattnall.
Below are the counties that are near Halfmoon Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Halfmoon Landing:
- Liberty County (The home county of Halfmoon Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfmoon Landing, with the one closest to Halfmoon Landing listed first.
- Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riceboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screven Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Doe Run Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Tupelo Trail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Allenhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walthourville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hinesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfmoon Landing, with the one closest to Halfmoon Landing listed first.
- Keller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Richmond Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfmoon Landing, with the one closest to Halfmoon Landing listed first.
- Coffee Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Nicholsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Vernonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Skidaway Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Grubbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Isle of Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Liberty City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Richfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Abercorn Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
- Bona Bella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Glynn County
- Altamaha Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Long County
- Ludowici
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Halfmoon Landing, with the one closest to Halfmoon Landing listed first.
- Shellman Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Sapelo Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darien
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Halfmoon Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Halfmoon Landing.
Cemeteries Near Halfmoon Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Halfmoon Landing.
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 Halfmoon Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Halfmoon Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Halfmoon Landing, with the one closest to Halfmoon Landing listed first.
- Sunbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dorchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dorchester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- First Anderson Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pando Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckley & O'Neal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Contentment Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Julienton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Halfmoon Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Halfmoon Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Halfmoon Landing, with the one closest to Halfmoon Landing listed first.
- South Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Newport is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Riceboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Burroughs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walthourville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Hinesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Isle of Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Darien
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Central Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Halfmoon Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Halfmoon Landing.
Newspapers Published in Halfmoon Landing ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Halfmoon Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Halfmoon Landing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Halfmoon Landing.
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 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 Halfmoon Landing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Chatham County
- Glynn County
- Long County
- McIntosh 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> | 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> | 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 Halfmoon Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Halfmoon Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |