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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 Lambright (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 Lambright. 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.

Lambright is located in Bacon 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 Bacon County: Appling, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Pierce & Ware.

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

  • Bacon County     (The home county of Lambright)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Coffee
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Alma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Phillipi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Surrency
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baxley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Graham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Atkinson County
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Hortense
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoboken
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raybon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Nahunta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Nicholls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Green
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Oak Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Denton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazlehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Mershon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackshear
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Offerman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Waltertown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Jamestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Sunnyside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waresboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Winona Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Talmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Deenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Waycross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Emerson Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Ruskin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Millwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lambright, with the one closest to Lambright listed first.
    • Screven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Odum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Madray Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Jesup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Lambright ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lambright.

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

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

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ten Mile Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockingham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • J. Ben Taylor Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mershon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jesus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carters Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Holton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elisabeth Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Martha Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Lambright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lambright.

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

  • Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Patterson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ritch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ritch is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
  • Waltertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Blackshear
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Offerman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bickley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Surrency
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheaton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Nicholls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Baxley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Brentwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Waresboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Screven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Prentiss
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Prentiss is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss

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

Newspapers Published in Lambright ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lambright.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lambright, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lambright.

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 helpful 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 Lambright:

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 Lambright, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lambright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.