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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Magnolia (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. 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.

Magnolia is located in Clinch 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 Clinch County: Columbia (FL), Atkinson, Echols, Lanier & Ware.

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

  • Clinch County     (The home county of Magnolia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Chauncey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Ernest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
    • Homerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Du Pont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Argyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fargo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cogdell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Axson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pearson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Berrien County
    • Ray City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Howell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Potter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Statenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Stockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lakeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Naylor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Lake Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dasher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Manor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruskin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Millwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Emerson Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Waresboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Talmo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Deenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
    • Bakers Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Jasper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
    • Jennings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Magnolia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hilliard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hard Scramble Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chauncey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dame Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Griffis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • North Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes Chapel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Victory Methodist Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Cow Creek Church Cemetery
    • Wayfare Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Suwannee Chapel Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Arabia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Foreman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<3>

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

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

  • Withers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Withers is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Du Pont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Homerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tarver
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tarver is located in Echols County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver
  • Manor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenmore
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Naylor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Statenville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakers Mill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Needham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Millwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Avoca
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Jasper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
    • Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Benton is located in Columbia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Melrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose

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

Newspapers Published in Magnolia ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia.

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 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:

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>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.
<3>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Magnolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.