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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Huron. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Huron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Huron, please Contact Us.
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 Huron (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 Huron. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Huron is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Huron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huron:
- Putnam County (The home county of Huron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Hallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Oconee Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Meriwether
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- The Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Cross Keys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- East Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Payne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Wheeler Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Flovilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fincherville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swaggy Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Gum Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Shady Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Ethridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Round Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Fortville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Wayside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Haddock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Pitts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Mountain Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Jones Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Juliette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forsyth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Box Ankle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Buckhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Rutledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Newborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hub Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- East Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Walton County
- Social Circle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Brooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Ivey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huron, see our County-by-County Page for Huron.
Cemeteries Near Huron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huron.
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 Huron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Central Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Key Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fullerton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Round Oak.
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron - Shropshire Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333622 <3>
- Talmadge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Humphries Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
- The Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Church Cemetery
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Hearnville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Huron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
- Note
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Stanfordville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
- Willard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Eatonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aikenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Nona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nona is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Adgateville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adgateville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adgateville
- Former name for Adgateville:
- Adgateville
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Shady Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Machen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Round Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huron.
Newspapers Published in Huron ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huron, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huron.
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 either 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 Huron:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Walton County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Huron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |