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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Burke, Emanuel, Glascock, Johnson, McDuffie, Warren & Washington.
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:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Magnolia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Stapletons Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Omaha Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Avera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bartow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moxley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Noah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Gough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Vidette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Saint Clair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Rosier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Keysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magruder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Drone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Midville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Sawdust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Blundale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Summertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Edge Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Zebulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Wrightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Megahee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dearing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Blythe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hephzibah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Jewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Camak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mesena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cadley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Davisboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warthen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riddleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Sandersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tennille
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deepstep
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goat Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Gardner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Oconee
(28 miles [45.1 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.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bothwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jordans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euphrates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (549 more) ...
- Downs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
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.
- Downs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Avera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Chalker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chalker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warthen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sun Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Riddleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
- Bastonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bastonville is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
- Lindsey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lindsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
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 65 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Emanuel County
- Glascock County
- Hancock County
- Johnson County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Magnolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |