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 Lanier (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 Lanier. 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.
Lanier is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans & Liberty.
Below are the counties that are near Lanier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanier:
- Bryan County (The home county of Lanier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Ellabell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort McAllister
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Keller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Hubert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Statesborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Stilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Brooklet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Eagle Court
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Olde Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Register
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Statesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clito
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Candler County
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pooler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Port Wentworth Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Port Wentworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Chatham City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grubbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Rossignol Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
- Alabama Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meldrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Guyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Rincon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Haddonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Clyo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Daisy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Bryan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Fort Stewart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flemington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Martin Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Garden Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Tupelo Trail
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Doe Run Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Hinesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pineview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Cherokee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Gum Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Long County
- Donald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Oliver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Glennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mendes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Manassas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- Hardeeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lanier, see our County-by-County Page for Lanier.
Cemeteries Near Lanier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanier.
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 Lanier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stevens Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blitch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eldora Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elarbee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Strum Bay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Lanier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanier, with the one closest to Lanier listed first.
- Ellabell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meldrim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Statesborough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Pooler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Guyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flemington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lanier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanier.
Newspapers Published in Lanier ...
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 Lanier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanier, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanier.
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 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 Lanier:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bryan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Candler County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Evans County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Beaufort 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lanier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lanier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |