Welcome to Lazaretto ...

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

We've added Lazaretto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lazaretto, please Contact Us.

Lazaretto would have been located within present day Chatham County<2>.

The location of Lazaretto has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lazaretto, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lazaretto is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Lazaretto was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lazaretto would have been located in the (912) area code.

Communities near Lazaretto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lazaretto.

• Savannah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
• Hilton Head Island
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Head Island
  • Hilton Head Island is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Head Island <5>
• Bluffton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <5>
• Garden City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
• Rossignol Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Montgomery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
• Thunderbolt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thunderbolt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbolt
  • Thunderbolt is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thunderbolt <5>
• Isle of Armstrong
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
  • Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
• Union Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
  • Union Junction is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
• Nicholsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
  • Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lazaretto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lazaretto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lazaretto. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lazaretto.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lazaretto. See our Newspapers Page for Lazaretto.

Adding Lazaretto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lazaretto in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lazaretto was on a map titled Map of Georgia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Lazaretto on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lazaretto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

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