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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 Long Pond (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 Long Pond. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Long Pond is located in Wheeler 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 Wheeler County: Dodge, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair & Treutlen.

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

  • Wheeler County     (The home county of Long Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochwalkee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Graham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Baxley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
  • Dodge County
    • Chauncey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Norristown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Nunez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Kirkland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Denton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Cedar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Rockledge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Alston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Uvalda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Petross
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Ailey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Higgston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Tarrytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cobbtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McRae - Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • McRae
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Milan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Rock Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Cedar Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Toombs Central
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Charles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Vidalia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Claus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohoopee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Long Pond, with the one closest to Long Pond listed first.
    • Soperton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gillis Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Long Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Pond.

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 Long Pond - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Long Pond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McAllistor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McGregor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Uvalda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharpe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grove - Sharpe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (335 more) ...
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dead River Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Conner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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>

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

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ailey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
  • McGregor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Higgston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Vidalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Towns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Lumber City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • English Eddy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
  • Kibbee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
  • Scotland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Graham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pine Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • McRae - Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • McRae
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae

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

Newspapers Published in Long Pond ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Pond, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Pond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Long Pond:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Long Pond) 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 Long Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.