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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 Limerick (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 Limerick. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Limerick is located in Liberty County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Liberty County: Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh & Tattnall.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Limerick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • Fleming
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Screven Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Riceboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <1>
    • Flemington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Garden Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Bryan Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • Keller
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Richmond Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort McAllister
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
    • Ellabell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pembroke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <1>
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coffee Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
    • Grubbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grubbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
    • Nicholsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Montgomery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Vernonburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Skidaway Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skidaway Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pooler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
      • Pooler is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>
    • Liberty City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
    • Richfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Richfield is located in Chatham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
    • Eden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Exley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Marlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • Ludowici
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <1>
    • Donald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • Shellman Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Townsend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <1>
    • Credit Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Valona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Sapelo Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapelo Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapelo Island
      • Sapelo Island is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapelo Island <1>
  • Wayne County
    • Doctortown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Limerick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limerick.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Beach Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wilkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Midway UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniel Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dorchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Dorchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richmond Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thebes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thebes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thebes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • First African Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • First Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170870 <4>
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Sunbury Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryan Neck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Neck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Burnt Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Limerick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Limerick.

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

  • Dorchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
  • Fleming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Keller
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Keller is located in Bryan County
  • Riceboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
    • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <1>
  • McIntosh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
  • Flemington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burroughs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burroughs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
  • Hinesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • South Newport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
  • Walthourville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <1>
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
  • Pooler
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
    • Pooler is located in Chatham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bloomingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gum Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Ellabell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Limerick ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limerick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Limerick, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Limerick.

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 Limerick:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Limerick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Limerick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Limerick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limerick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8369, Longitude: -81.3859       In this case, the coordinates for Limerick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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