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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 Howell Grove (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 Howell Grove. 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.

Name Variations for Howell Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Howell Grove: Howell Grv.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Howell Grove is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Baldwin, Glascock, Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren & Washington.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Howell Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Sparta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gum Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Zebulon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Black Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Meriwether
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • The Colony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Brown's Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Mount Pleasant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Coopers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Mitchell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gibson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Edge Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Swaggy Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Siloam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Greensboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Union Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Daniel Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Durham Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
  • Jasper County
    • Shady Dale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Ethridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Haddock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Buckhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyrna is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oglethorpe County
    • Maxeys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Oconee Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
    • Jefferson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Hallwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Eatonton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Sharon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Raytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Carters Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Jewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Barnett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Norwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Warrenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Camak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cadley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Mesena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Goat Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Deepstep
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Warthen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Howell Grove, with the one closest to Howell Grove listed first.
    • Tyrone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • Lundberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people

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

Cemeteries Near Howell Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howell Grove.

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 Howell Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruth ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ruth is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • White Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Culverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Culverton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
  • Spivey ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spivey is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
  • Veazey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Veazey is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
  • Powelton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Powelton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powelton
  • Siloam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Linton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Linton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Nona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nona is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Dennis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mayfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Meriwether
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eatonton
      (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 Howell Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howell Grove.

Newspapers Published in Howell Grove ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howell Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howell Grove, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howell Grove.

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 Howell Grove:

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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Howell Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howell Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.