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 Hannatown (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 Hannatown. 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.
Hannatown is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Gadsden (FL), Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Hannatown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hannatown:
- Decatur County (The home county of Hannatown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Faceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Fowlstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Attapulgus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Climax
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Calvary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
- Whigham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Boykin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Reynoldsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Butlers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donalsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Calhoun County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Ocheesee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Blountstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McNeal is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Chipola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Gadsden County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gretna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Havana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Sneads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Butler ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Inwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Grand Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Cypress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Two Egg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Bascom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
- Bradfordville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
- Tallahassee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iamonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
- Liberty County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Hosford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Telogia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hannatown, see our County-by-County Page for Hannatown.
Cemeteries Near Hannatown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hannatown.
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 Hannatown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hannatown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Hannatown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Glory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hosey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Dell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hannatown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hannatown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hannatown, with the one closest to Hannatown listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Faceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Quincy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattahoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Attapulgus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wetumpka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
- Sneads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Rock Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hannatown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hannatown.
Newspapers Published in Hannatown ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hannatown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hannatown, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hannatown.
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 websites either 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 Hannatown:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grady County
- Miller County
- Seminole County
- Calhoun County
- Gadsden County
- Jackson County
- Leon County
- Liberty 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hannatown) 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 Hannatown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |