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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 Lowery (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 Lowery. 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 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.

Lowery is located in Laurens 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 Laurens County: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Wheeler & Wilkinson.

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

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Lowery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Rockledge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
      • Rockledge is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <2>
    • Cedar Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Rentz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <2>
    • East Dublin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dublin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cadwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dexter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lovett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
    • Midway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Montrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bleckley County
    • Allentown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
    • Bryant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Chauncey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yonkers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Empire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Norristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
      • Norristown is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <2>
    • Nunez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <2>
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Adrian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrightsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <2>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Tarrytown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <2>
    • Ailey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Mount Vernon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Higgston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Petross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Alston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Uvalda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McRae - Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McRae
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Scotland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
    • Milan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
    • Lumber City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Vidalia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lyons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rock Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Santa Claus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Soperton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gillis Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowery, with the one closest to Lowery listed first.
    • Alamo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ochwalkee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lowery ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowery, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowery.

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 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 Lowery:

Cemeteries Near Lowery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowery.

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 Lowery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Braceville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braceville Cemetery
  • Mt. McCrae Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. McCrae Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. McCrae Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. McCrae Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
  • Lowery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowery Cemetery
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Gov Troup Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Joyce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyce Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
  • Continue List   (297 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Pearson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearson Cemetery
    • Gay Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 Lowery in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lowery.

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

  • Hatoff ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
    • Hatoff is located in Laurens County
  • Walkee ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
    • Walkee is located in Laurens County
  • Tweed
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tweed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
    • Tweed is located in Laurens County
  • Condor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Condor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
    • Condor is located in Laurens County
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
  • Dublin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Springhaven ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
  • Kibbee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
    • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
  • Dexter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Nameless
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nameless have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
  • Mount Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ailey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Adrian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beehive ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
      • Beehive is located in Dodge County
    • Lovett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County

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

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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- Lowery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3549, Longitude: -82.7993       In this case, the coordinates for Lowery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lowery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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