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 Jennie (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 Jennie. 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 doctors and 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.
Jennie is located in Evans 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 Evans County: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Liberty & Tattnall.
Below are the counties that are near Jennie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jennie:
- Evans County (The home county of Jennie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Claxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Appling County
- Surrency
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellabell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Statesborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Register
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eagle Court
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Olde Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Brooklet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Statesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hubert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Leefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Metter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meldrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Gum Branch
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bryan Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Fort Stewart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Garden Acres
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Woods
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Cherokee Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Doe Run Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Flemington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Donald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Ludowici
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Midway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Mendes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Glennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manassas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Toombs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Ohoopee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Toombs Central
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lyons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cedar Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Madray Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Doctortown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Odum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jesup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jennie, see our County-by-County Page for Jennie.
Cemeteries Near Jennie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jennie.
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 Jennie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jennie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Daisy.
- The Antioch MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bay Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mendes Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surrency Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glennville Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sands Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jennie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jennie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jennie, with the one closest to Jennie listed first.
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Glennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
- Manassas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Statesborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Branch
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
- Altamaha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
- Former name for Altamaha:
- Atamaha
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hinesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Flemington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jennie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jennie.
Newspapers Published in Jennie ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jennie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jennie, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jennie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Jennie:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Evans County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appling County
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Candler County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Tattnall 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jennie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Jennie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |