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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Magnolia Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Magnolia Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Magnolia Springs, please Contact Us.

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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia 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 occur.

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

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

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Magnolia Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Sumter 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 Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Magnolia Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Plains
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Thalean
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Shiloh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Americus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sumter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Andersonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
    • Leslie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • De Soto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Cobb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Ida Vesper
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
    • Cusseta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Halloca ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Byromville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Dooling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Smithville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Leesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Ideal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglethorpe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Montezuma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Draneville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Putnam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Buena Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tazewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Glen Alta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Shellman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Wades
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Five Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Cuthbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Louvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Rupert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mauk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Parrott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Olivers Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Bronwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Yeomans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Dawson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sasser
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Herod
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Clarks Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Springs, with the one closest to Magnolia Springs listed first.
    • Preston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Leveretts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Magnolia Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia 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.

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 Magnolia Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (151 more) ...
    • Preston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rylander Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.

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

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

  • Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • New Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Point is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
  • Gooseberry ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Preston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Maddox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maddox is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
  • Draneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
  • Americus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Church Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Church Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Cottondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Leveretts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leveretts is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
  • Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • La Crosse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Parrott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Magnolia 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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia Springs.

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 Magnolia Springs:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Magnolia Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.