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 Hesters Ferry (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 Hesters Ferry. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Columbia, Elbert, McDuffie, Wilkes & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Hesters Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hesters Ferry:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Hesters Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Loce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Appling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Bowman Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Silk Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Elberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Goss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Dewy Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Madison County
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Palmetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Carters Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Raytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- Cadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Tignall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Rayle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Tyrone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Abbeville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Calhoun Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lowndesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cana ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Lake Secession
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Antreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Level Land
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Due West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anderson County (SC)
- Iva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Iva is located in Anderson County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
- Greenwood County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Greenwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Mathews Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grendel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Fairforest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Hodges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Parksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hesters Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hesters Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hesters Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hesters Ferry.
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 Hesters Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hesters Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bordeaux Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- De La Howe Tomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Tates Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Hesters Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hesters Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Mount Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danburg
- Calhoun Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Mill is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Mill
- Dyson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dyson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson
- Broad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Broad is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad
- Hester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hester is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Calhoun Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lincolnton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tignall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Watts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Abbeville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hesters Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hesters Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hesters Ferry ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hesters Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hesters Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hesters Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hesters Ferry:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Elbert County
- Madison County
- McDuffie County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick 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 Hesters Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hesters Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |