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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 Little River (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 Little River. 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.

Name Variations for Little River ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Little River: Little Riv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little River.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Little River is located in 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 Little River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little River:

  • Wilkes County     (The home county of Little River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Lundberg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
    • Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tyrone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
    • New Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Rayle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Tignall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Appling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Maddox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Maddox is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
    • Sawdust
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawdust is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
    • Harlem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glascock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Gibson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Mitchell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Daniel Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
    • Durham Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Jacksonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Union Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Siloam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Swaggy Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Greensboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Gum Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Loce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Loce is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
    • Lincolnton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Goshen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • 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
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Madison County
    • Carlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Thomson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boneville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dearing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Megahee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Oglethorpe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Palmetto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Veribest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
    • Lexington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stephens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Maxeys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Raytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Sharon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Crawfordville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carters Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
    • Springfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Barnett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Cadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
    • Norwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Camak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mesena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Warrenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • McCormick County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little River, with the one closest to Little River listed first.
    • Willington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
    • Mount Carmel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Little River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little River.

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 Little River - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mercer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bell Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Family Cemetery
    • The Bell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bell - Lance Family Cemetery
  • Cliffords Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Raytown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Old South Liberty Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (476 more) ...
    • South Liberty Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Little River had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Hillman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tyrone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Sharon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lina ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lina is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lina
  • Lyneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
  • Crawfordville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Barnett is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Cadley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadley is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
    • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
  • Bessie ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bessie is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Metasville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Metasville is located in Wilkes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
  • Robinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Norwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Adasburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
    • Philomath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath

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

Newspapers Published in Little River ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little River, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little River.

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 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 Little River:

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>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- Little River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Little River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.