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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 Hansell (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 Hansell. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hansell is located in Thomas 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Hansell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Meigs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochlocknee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Coolidge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dewey City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Pavo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Boston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Hawkinstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Barwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Hartsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Funston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Moultrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Doerun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnesota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Norman Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Vada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Climax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Dougherty County
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Spence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Woodland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Whigham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Reno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Calvary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Pelham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pebble City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Sale City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Camilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Flint
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Baconton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • De Witt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Anderson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hansell, with the one closest to Hansell listed first.
    • Iamonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Miccosukee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Hansell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hansell.

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 Hansell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hansell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Midway Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ochlocknee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hendry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Ochlocknee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Banks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Singletary Cemetery #1
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Hansell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hansell.

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

  • Ochlocknee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meigs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chastain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
  • Pelham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomasville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Hartsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Patten
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
  • Camilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moultrie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Flint
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Metcalf
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Climax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Baconton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Hansell ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hansell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hansell, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hansell.

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 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 Hansell:

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>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 Hansell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Hansell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.