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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 Homeland (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 Homeland. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Homeland is located in Charlton County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charlton County: Baker (FL), Nassau (FL), Brantley, Camden & Ware.

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

  • Charlton County     (The home county of Homeland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homeland, with the one closest to Homeland listed first.
    • Folkston
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
    • Traders Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Winokur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
    • Saint George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <1>
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homeland, with the one closest to Homeland listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nahunta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Raybon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Waynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homeland, with the one closest to Homeland listed first.
    • Greenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Tarboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Woodbine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <1>
    • White Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <1>
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
    • Waverly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • London Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Scotchville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
    • Saint Marys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Saint Marys is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <1>
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homeland, with the one closest to Homeland listed first.
    • Boulogne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilliard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Evergreen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Callahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Nassau Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Yulee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Homeland ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homeland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homeland, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homeland.

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 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 Homeland:

Cemeteries Near Homeland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homeland.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Homeland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Little Phoebe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sardis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Folkston.
    • The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sardis Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
  • Bryant Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryant Road Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Traders Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Road Cemetery
  • Traders Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lowther Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
    • O'Berry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.<4>

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

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

  • Folkston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Traders Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Uptonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
  • Boulogne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Racepond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racepond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
  • Hilliard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Tompkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
  • Tarboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Evergreen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Braganza
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braganza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
  • Callahan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Italia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
      • Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Nahunta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Homeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8580, Longitude: -82.0211    
<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 Homeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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