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 Hawkinstown (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 Hawkinstown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hawkinstown is located in Baker 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 Baker County: Calhoun, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Miller & Mitchell.
Below are the counties that are near Hawkinstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawkinstown:
- Baker County (The home county of Hawkinstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Mimsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Leary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colquitt County
- Hartsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Vada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Colonial Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Putney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Eugemar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Relswood Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eleanor Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Elon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Hinds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Douglass Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Douglasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Blakely
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Spence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spence is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Whigham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee County
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Boykin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Colquitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Mayhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Camilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Baconton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- De Witt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Pebble City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Cotton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sale City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Donalsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Thomas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Meigs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hansell is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
- Ochlocknee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worth County
- Bridgeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawkinstown, see our County-by-County Page for Hawkinstown.
Cemeteries Near Hawkinstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawkinstown.
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 Hawkinstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawkinstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stephen Bush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Cooks Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Milford.
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528482 <2>
- Milford Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Hawkinstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hawkinstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawkinstown, with the one closest to Hawkinstown listed first.
- Hoggard Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
- Mimsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Camilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Colquitt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baconton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorendo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 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 Hawkinstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawkinstown.
Newspapers Published in Hawkinstown ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkinstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawkinstown, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawkinstown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hawkinstown:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Baker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Colquitt County
- Decatur County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Grady County
- Lee County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Randolph County
- Seminole County
- Terrell County
- Thomas County
- Worth 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> | 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- Hawkinstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hawkinstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |