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 Hunters (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 Hunters. 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 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.
Hunters is located in Screven 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 Screven County: Bulloch, Burke, Effingham, Jenkins, Allendale (SC) & Hampton (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Hunters. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hunters:
- Screven County (The home county of Hunters)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Captolo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Cooperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Rocky Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hiltonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Clito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Leefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Statesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olde Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Eagle Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Stilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Portal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hubert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Aaron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Register
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Candler County
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Clyo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Guyton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Rincon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Scarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Millen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emmalane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Perkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Estill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Furman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Luray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gifford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brunson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Varnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Pineland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tillman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hunters, see our County-by-County Page for Hunters.
Cemeteries Near Hunters ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hunters.
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 Hunters - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hunters covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Middle Ground Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Faith Temple Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmdale Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New North Newington Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goloid Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid Church Cemetery
- The Goloid Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goloid Baptist Church Cemetery
- Goloid First UMC Cemetery
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 Hunters in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hunters.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hunters, with the one closest to Hunters listed first.
- Captolo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Goloid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goloid is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
- Halcyondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halcyondale is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eneck ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eneck is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Oaky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oaky is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky
- Zeigler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodcliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Blitch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blitch is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hunters. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hunters.
Newspapers Published in Hunters ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hunters.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hunters, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hunters.
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 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 Hunters:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Screven County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Effingham County
- Jenkins County
- Allendale County
- Hampton County
- Jasper 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 Hunters, 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 from Point A (ie- Hunters) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |