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 Lexsy (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 Lexsy. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Lexsy is located in Emanuel 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 Emanuel County: Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs & Treutlen.
Below are the counties that are near Lexsy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lexsy:
- Emanuel County (The home county of Lexsy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Nunez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Swainsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blundale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Colemans Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Aaron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Register
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Statesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Court
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Midville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Canoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Metter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Bellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Wadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bartow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Thrift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Emmalane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Scarboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Millen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Adrian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Rockledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lovett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Tarrytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Ailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Screven County
- Rocky Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Cobbtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reidsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Toombs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Lyons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vidalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Ohoopee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Santa Claus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Toombs Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Treutlen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Gillis Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Soperton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheeler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Ochwalkee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lexsy, see our County-by-County Page for Lexsy.
Cemeteries Near Lexsy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lexsy.
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 Lexsy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lexsy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yeomans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Youmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youmans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flatford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edenfield - Slater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Stillmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Lexsy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lexsy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lexsy, with the one closest to Lexsy listed first.
- Nunez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swainsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Covena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Covena is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
- Modoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Canoochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kibbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
- Vidalia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Summertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Higgston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- McGregor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McGregor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lexsy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lexsy.
Newspapers Published in Lexsy ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lexsy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lexsy, 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 Lexsy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lexsy:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Emanuel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Evans County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Laurens County
- Montgomery County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Toombs County
- Treutlen County
- Wheeler 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 Lexsy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lexsy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |