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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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 and doctors 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.
Jefferson is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
Below are the counties that are near Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson:
- Camden County (The home county of Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Tarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Woodbine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hazlehurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- White Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Hickory Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Scotchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nahunta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raybon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raybon is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Popwellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Hoboken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hortense
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Winokur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Folkston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Traders Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Blythe Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Thalmann
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Shady Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Glynco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- King City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- King City is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- Groveside Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Jewtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Kings Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Boulogne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hilliard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dyal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Yulee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Callahan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fernandina Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nassau Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.
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 Jefferson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Baileys Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Victory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ceylon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (105 more) ...
- O'Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lowther Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quarterman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Jefferson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jefferson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Tarboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Tompkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Kings Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Folkston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Boulogne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fancy Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Saint Marys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Nahunta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hilliard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Racepond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson.
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 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 Jefferson:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- Nassau 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |