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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kennedy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kennedy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kennedy, 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 Kennedy (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 Kennedy. 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 Kennedy is historic, it would have been located within present day Brooks 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 Brooks County: Jefferson (FL), Madison (FL), Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes & Thomas.

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

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Kennedy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Morven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fodie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Barney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Quitman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dixie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Barwick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Empress
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Ray City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Moultrie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Norman Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Funston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Cecil
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sparks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lenox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Echols County
    • Howell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Stockton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Barko Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Hahira
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Remerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Franklinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Valdosta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clyattville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Lake Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Naylor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Melrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Pavo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Coolidge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Thomasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dewey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
  • Tift County
    • Omega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kennedy, with the one closest to Kennedy listed first.
    • Cherry Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Hamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Leland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kennedy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennedy.

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 Kennedy - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Macedonia Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Morven.
  • Rizer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rogers / Deavane / Culpepper Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Redding Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Salem MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Miller 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.

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

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

  • Morven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quitman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ousley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • Mineola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Hahira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valdosta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Nankin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
  • Patten
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clyattville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people

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

Newspapers Published in Kennedy ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennedy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kennedy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kennedy.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Kennedy:

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 Kennedy, 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>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- Kennedy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.