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Introduction ...

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

We've added Mattox to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mattox, 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 Mattox (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 Mattox. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mattox is historic, it would have been located within present day Charlton 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 Charlton County: Baker (FL), Nassau (FL), Brantley, Camden & Ware.

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

  • Charlton County     (The home county of Mattox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Homeland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Folkston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Traders Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Winokur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
  • Brantley County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Hazlehurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Tarboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tarboro
      • From Mattox to Tarboro
    • Woodbine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <2>
    • White Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
    • London Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Scotchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
  • Pierce County
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattox, with the one closest to Mattox listed first.
    • Emerson Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waycross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruskin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Sunnyside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
    • Deenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
    • Winona Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jamestown
      • From Mattox to Jamestown
  • Nassau County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Mattox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mattox.

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

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

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

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

  • Uptonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
  • Folkston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Racepond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racepond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
  • Traders Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boulogne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Tompkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
  • Hilliard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tarboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tarboro
    • From Mattox to Tarboro
  • Braganza
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braganza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
  • Nahunta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mattox ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mattox.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mattox, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mattox.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mattox:

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

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 Mattox, 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>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>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.
<5>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- Mattox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mattox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9117, Longitude: -82.0771       In this case, the coordinates for Mattox have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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