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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock Landing: Hancock Lndg. (or less commonly used: Hancock 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Hancock Landing is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Hancock Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hancock Landing:
- Burke County (The home county of Hancock Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Thomas Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Munnerlyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Drone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rosier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Fort Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lulaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Jefferson County
- Noah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Perkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- De Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Gracewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hephzibah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Pepperidge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Barton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Forest Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Millhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Sylvania
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Kathwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Talatha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- New Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beech Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clearwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Hattieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Snelling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Barnwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Williston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
- Reynold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Hilda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hancock Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Hancock Landing.
Cemeteries Near Hancock Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hancock 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 Hancock Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hancock Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mallard - Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard - Holland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Girard.
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35147 <3>
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Godbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botsford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wimberly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Hancock Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hancock Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock Landing, with the one closest to Hancock Landing listed first.
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Shell Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Hattieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- McBean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McBean is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Dunbarton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Talatha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hancock Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hancock Landing.
Newspapers Published in Hancock 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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hancock Landing, 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 Hancock Landing.
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 Hancock Landing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Hancock Landing) 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 Hancock Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |