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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 Lyons (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 Lyons. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Lyons is located in Toombs County and is the County Seat.

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 Toombs County: Appling, Candler, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Tattnall & Treutlen.

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

  • Toombs County     (The home county of Lyons)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Santa Claus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Vidalia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ohoopee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Charles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
    • Toombs Central
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Rock Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Baxley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Hope
      • From Lyons to New Hope
    • Register
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Canoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
    • Metter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Stillmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
    • Nunez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Norristown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Swainsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
      • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <2>
    • Twin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Evans County
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Laurens County
    • Rockledge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Higgston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petross
      • From Lyons to Petross
    • Alston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ailey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Uvalda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarrytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Mount Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Cobbtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Collins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Reidsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Manassas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mendes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glennville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Treutlen County
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
    • Ochwalkee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Glenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alamo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Lyons ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyons.

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

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

  • Odom Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collins Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Macon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pea Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Findley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Findley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Findley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McLain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • Collins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mosley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<6>

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

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

  • Vidalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Higgston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • McGregor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
  • Collins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kibbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Reidsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
  • Ailey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • English Eddy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Altamaha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Manassas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Stillmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
    • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Nunez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Covena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
      • Covena is located in Emanuel County
    • Tison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
      • Tison is located in Tattnall County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lyons ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lyons. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lyons and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lyons.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Lyons.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lyons:

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

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lyons) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lyons. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2029, Longitude: -82.3217    
<5>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.
<6>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 Lyons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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