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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lina. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lina to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lina, please Contact Us.
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 Lina (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 Lina. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lina is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkes 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 Wilkes County: Elbert, Lincoln, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Lina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lina:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Lina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Tyrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Rayle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lundberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Tignall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Winterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Chamberlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Elbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Elberton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silk Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silk Mills is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 277 people
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Elbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Daniel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Durham Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Siloam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swaggy Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Gum Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincolnton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Hesters Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- Buckhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maxeys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arnoldsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Carters Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crawfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Raytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Barnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Cadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mesena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abbeville County (SC)
- Calhoun Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lina, see our County-by-County Page for Lina.
Cemeteries Near Lina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lina.
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 Lina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carters Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- City West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington - Wilkes Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Echols - Eckles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thaxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- The County Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- School Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rock 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.
Lina itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lina, with the one closest to Lina listed first.
- Tyrone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Bessie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bessie is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
- Lyneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
- Little River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Philomath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
- Hillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Anon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anon is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anon
- Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Crawfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tignall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Union Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bairdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lina.
Newspapers Published in Lina ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lina, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lina.
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 Lina:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McDuffie County
- Morgan County
- Oglethorpe County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Abbeville County
- McCormick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |