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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 Hazard (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 Hazard. 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 and 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.

Hazard is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren & Wilkinson.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Hazard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Gardner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tennille
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Deepstep
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goat Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Riddleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Warthen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Davisboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Black Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • The Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Hardwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Coopers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Brown's Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Emanuel County
    • Blundale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Edge Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Mitchell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Zebulon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Bartow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wadley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
    • Moxley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Omaha Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
    • Louisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Avera
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <1>
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Wrightsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kite
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
    • Adrian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Midway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Lovett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • East Dublin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Danville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hazard, with the one closest to Hazard listed first.
    • Beech Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
    • Toomsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Irwinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • McIntyre
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dedrich
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Ivey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Gordon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Brooks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks

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

Cemeteries Near Hazard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazard.

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

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

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

  • Avant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ohoopee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Orr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruthford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Piney Mount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (405 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Bethesda Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

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

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

  • Oconee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tennille
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beech Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
  • Sandersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Sun Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sun Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
  • Toomsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Deepstep
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wrightsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddleville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Riddleville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Pringle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Spann
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spann is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
    • Warthen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Irwinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Hazard ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazard, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hazard.

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 Hazard:

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 Hazard, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hazard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.