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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 Homestead (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 Homestead. 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 and doctors 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.

Homestead is located in Pierce 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 Pierce County: Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Ware & Wayne.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Homestead)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Patterson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mershon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Offerman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Atkinson County
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Coffee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
    • Alma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nahunta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Raybon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Hortense
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Waynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Winokur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cogdell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
  • Coffee County
    • Nicholls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
    • Waycross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
    • Deenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
    • Winona Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
    • Waltertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Emerson Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
    • Waresboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ruskin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Talmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
    • Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Ware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
    • Millwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Homestead, with the one closest to Homestead listed first.
    • Screven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Odum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Homestead ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homestead.

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 Homestead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Waters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nunn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ivy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ben James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Browns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackshear Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackshear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackshear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Lott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazzard Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazzard Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Blackshear
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Waycross
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waltertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Braganza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Patterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waresboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Needham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Needham is located in Ware County
  • Offerman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Beach is located in Ware County
  • Glenmore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
  • Nahunta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hortense
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Racepond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Ritch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
      • Ritch is located in Wayne County
    • Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Ware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Homestead ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homestead, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homestead.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Homestead:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Homestead. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Homestead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Homestead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Homestead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2761, Longitude: -82.2771       In this case, the coordinates for Homestead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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