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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 Haylow (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 Haylow. 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 hospitals 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.

Haylow is located in Echols 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 Echols County: Columbia (FL), Hamilton (FL), Clinch, Lanier & Lowndes.

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

  • Echols County     (The home county of Haylow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haylow, with the one closest to Haylow listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Howell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Statenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
  • Berrien County
    • Ray City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks County
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haylow, with the one closest to Haylow listed first.
    • Du Pont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chauncey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Ernest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
    • Homerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Argyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cogdell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haylow, with the one closest to Haylow listed first.
    • Stockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haylow, with the one closest to Haylow listed first.
    • Naylor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Lake Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dasher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Valdosta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Remerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Franklinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Barko Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Clyattville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mineola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Hahira
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Ware County
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haylow, with the one closest to Haylow listed first.
    • Bakers Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Jennings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Madison County (FL)
    • Leland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland

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

Cemeteries Near Haylow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haylow.

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

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

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

  • Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Cow Creek Church Cemetery
    • Wayfare Cemetery
  • Dame Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Foreman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hilliard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sweet Prospect Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eason Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetherington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hard Scramble Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Carter Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Haylow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haylow.

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

  • Withers
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Withers is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Tarver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tarver is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver
  • Statenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Du Pont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Naylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bakers Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Homerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Melrose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Avoca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Avoca is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Dasher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Lake Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
    • Valdosta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Octahatchee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee

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

Newspapers Published in Haylow ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haylow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haylow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haylow.

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 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 Haylow:

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 Haylow, 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- Haylow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.