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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 Jeterville (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 Jeterville. 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.

Jeterville is located in Miller County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Baker, Decatur, Early & Seminole.

Below are the counties that are near Jeterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jeterville:

  • Miller County     (The home county of Jeterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Colquitt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
    • Boykin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Anna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Baker County
    • Milford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
    • Hawkinstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Arlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Leary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <1>
    • Edison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Morgan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Holt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Brinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Bainbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Climax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Damascus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Douglasville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Hentown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Early County
    • Bancroft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
    • Blakely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jakin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Jakin is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <1>
    • Sawhatchee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County
    • Cedar Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
    • Camilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Iron City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Donalsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Steam Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
    • Reynoldsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Henry County (AL)
    • Haleburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Houston County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.
    • Gordon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jackson County (FL)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jeterville, see our County-by-County Page for Jeterville.

Newspapers Published in Jeterville ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jeterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jeterville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jeterville.

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 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 Jeterville:

Cemeteries Near Jeterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jeterville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jeterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.

  • Harmony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
  • Shepard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepard Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Tabb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabb Cemetery
  • Gross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gross Cemetery
  • Pullen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullen Cemetery
  • Cratic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cratic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cratic Cemetery
  • Billings Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
  • Sheffield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheffield Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
  • Colquitt City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colquitt City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colquitt City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Houston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.<6>

While we didn't find Jeterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jeterville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jeterville, with the one closest to Jeterville listed first.

  • Damascus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Colquitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mayhaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayhaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
    • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
  • Twilight ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
    • Twilight is located in Miller County
  • Mimsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Mimsville is located in Baker County
  • Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horns Cross Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
    • Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
  • Spooner ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spooner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
    • Spooner is located in Miller County
  • Milford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Baker County
  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Eldorendo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorendo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
    • Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
  • Hoggard Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoggard Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
    • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
  • Williamsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Blakely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jakin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Jakin is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jeterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jeterville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jeterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jeterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jeterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2430, Longitude: -84.7060       In this case, the coordinates for Jeterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Jeterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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