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 Lewiston (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 Lewiston. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Lewiston is located in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lewiston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lewiston:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Lewiston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ivey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dedrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Irwinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toomsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Coopers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Brown's Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Hardwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Meriwether
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Black Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Mogul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- East Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Cross Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Payne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bloomfield Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Walden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Bleckley County
- Allentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Elberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Warner Robins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stathams Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Bonaire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodard Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Kathleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Mountain Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Pitts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Jones Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Haddock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Laurens County
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Juliette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smarr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Echeconnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Gardner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Goat Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Oconee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deepstep
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lewiston, see our County-by-County Page for Lewiston.
Cemeteries Near Lewiston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lewiston.
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 Lewiston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lewiston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ethridge - Minter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Epps - Champion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ramah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- William Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lewiston had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lewiston, with the one closest to Lewiston listed first.
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Ivey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Fitzpatrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Brown's Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- McIntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Irwinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Plentitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Plentitude is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lewiston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lewiston.
Newspapers Published in Lewiston ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lewiston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lewiston, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lewiston.
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 Lewiston:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Hancock County
- Houston County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington 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> | 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 Lewiston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewiston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |