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 Hughland (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 Hughland. 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.
Hughland is located in Tattnall 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 Tattnall County: Appling, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Liberty, Long, Toombs & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Hughland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hughland:
- Tattnall County (The home county of Hughland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Reidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mendes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Manassas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
- Appling County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Surrency
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baxley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipi is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
- Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
- Graham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Bryan County
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Statesborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Register
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Olde Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Metter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Oak Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Bellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Gum Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Fort Stewart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Pineview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Cherokee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Garden Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Hinesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Donald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Ludowici
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Alston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Higgston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Uvalda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toombs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Ohoopee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Toombs Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Santa Claus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Lyons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Rock Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Vidalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Madray Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Odum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doctortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hughland, see our County-by-County Page for Hughland.
Cemeteries Near Hughland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hughland.
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 Hughland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hughland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gainwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maddox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Hammock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Surrency Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Hughland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hughland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hughland, with the one closest to Hughland listed first.
- Reidsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Manassas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Altamaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Glennville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- English Eddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- English Eddy is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
- Statesborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Surrency
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Wheaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wheaton is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brentwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Enal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hughland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hughland.
Newspapers Published in Hughland ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hughland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hughland, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hughland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hughland:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Tattnall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appling County
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Candler County
- Emanuel County
- Evans County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Montgomery County
- Toombs County
- Wayne 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 Hughland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hughland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |