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 Happy 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 Happy 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 Happy 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Happy Landing: Happy Lndg. (or less commonly used: Happy Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Happy Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Happy Landing.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Happy Landing is located in Brantley 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 Brantley County: Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Happy Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Happy Landing:
- Brantley County (The home county of Happy Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nahunta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raybon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raybon is also located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Popwellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Popwellville is also located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Hortense
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoboken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Hazlehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ella Park was located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Kingsland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Winokur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattox was located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodstock was located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Homeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Folkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Traders Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Thalmann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Blythe Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Shady Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Dock Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Glynco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Groveside Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Country Club Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Altamaha Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Epworth Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Jewtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- McIntosh County
- Darien
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Offerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Waycross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Pendarvis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Screven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jesup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nassau County (FL)
- Boulogne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Happy Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Happy Landing.
Cemeteries Near Happy Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Happy 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 Happy Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Happy Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Homeward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ammons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dowling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highsmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wiggens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Barnwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Happy Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Happy Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Happy Landing, with the one closest to Happy Landing listed first.
- Nahunta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Hortense
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jamaica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Tompkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Fancy Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ella Park was located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Racepond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
- Dock Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Pennick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Uptonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Offerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Happy Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Happy Landing.
Newspapers Published in Happy 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Happy Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Happy 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 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 Happy Landing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Brantley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Camden County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- McIntosh County
- Pierce County
- Ware County
- Wayne County
- Nassau 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> | 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 Happy Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Happy Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |