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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 Madray Springs (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 Madray Springs. 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 Madray Springs ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Madray Springs: Madray Spgs. (or less commonly used: Madray Spngs. or Madray Sprngs.)

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 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.

Madray Springs is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appling, Brantley, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce & Tattnall.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Madray Springs)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madray Springs, with the one closest to Madray Springs listed first.
    • Surrency
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Baxley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Phillipi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
  • Bacon County
  • Brantley County
  • Evans County
  • Glynn County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madray Springs, with the one closest to Madray Springs listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Allenhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Walthourville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <1>
    • Cherokee Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Hinesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pineview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Doe Run Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Garden Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Flemington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bryan Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madray Springs, with the one closest to Madray Springs listed first.
    • Donald
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludowici
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <1>
  • McIntosh County
    • Townsend
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <1>
  • Pierce County
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madray Springs, with the one closest to Madray Springs listed first.
    • Glennville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mendes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Reidsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Manassas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Toombs County
    • Toombs Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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

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

Cemeteries Near Madray Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madray Springs.

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

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

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

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

  • Odum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brentwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
  • Jesup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Doctortown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Surrency
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Glennville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Tison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • Ritch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
    • Ritch is located in Wayne County
  • Screven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gardi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
    • Gardi is located in Wayne County
  • Gum Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wheaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Appling County
    • Altamaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Walthourville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Madray Springs ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madray Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madray Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madray Springs.

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 websites either 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 Madray Springs:

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Madray Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madray Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7340, Longitude: -81.9789    
<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 Madray Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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