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 Mays Bluff (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 Mays Bluff. 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 Mays Bluff ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Mays Bluff: Mays Blf. (or less commonly used: Mays Bluf.)
- While the name of this community is Mays Bluff, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mays Bluff may originally have been May's Bluff.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mays Bluff might be written as May Bluff.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Mays Bluff is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
Below are the counties that are near Mays Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mays Bluff:
- Camden County (The home county of Mays Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Hazlehurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Tarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Woodbine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Nahunta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hoboken
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raybon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Raybon is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Popwellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Hortense
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Traders Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Winokur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Blythe Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thalmann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Dock Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Shady Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Boulogne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Dyal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Callahan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yulee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Nassau Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Fernandina Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mays Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Mays Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Mays Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mays Bluff.
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 Mays Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mays Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Fort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baileys Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- O'Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mallets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Homeland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haddock 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mays Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mays Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mays Bluff, with the one closest to Mays Bluff listed first.
- Tompkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Folkston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Tarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Boulogne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Traders Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Hilliard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Racepond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Racepond is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Crandall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Nahunta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Italia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mays Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mays Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Mays Bluff ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mays Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mays Bluff, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mays Bluff.
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 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 Mays Bluff:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- Nassau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mays Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mays Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |