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 Jinks (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 Jinks. 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 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.
Jinks is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Gadsden (FL), Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Jinks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jinks:
- Decatur County (The home county of Jinks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Faceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Fowlstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Attapulgus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Climax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Jakin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Grady County
- Calvary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Boykin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Butlers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Steam Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Donalsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Ocheesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Altha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Blountstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McNeal is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Havana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Sneads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Butler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Grand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Cypress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Two Egg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Bascom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Malone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Bristol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hosford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Telogia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Estiffanulga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jinks, see our County-by-County Page for Jinks.
Cemeteries Near Jinks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jinks.
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 Jinks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jinks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Florida State Hospital Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thursby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hannatown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Jinks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jinks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jinks, with the one closest to Jinks listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Recovery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Sneads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Faceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Rock Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Ocheesee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Cypress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Selman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Selman is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
- Fowlstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jinks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jinks.
Newspapers Published in Jinks ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jinks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jinks, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jinks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Jinks:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Early County
- Grady County
- Miller County
- Seminole County
- Calhoun County
- Gadsden County
- Jackson County
- Liberty 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' (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- Jinks) 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 Jinks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |