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Introduction ...

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

We've added Maysie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maysie, 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 Maysie (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 Maysie. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Maysie is historic, it would have been located within present day Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

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

  • Jeff Davis County     (The home county of Maysie)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Hazlehurst
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tallahassee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Denton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirkland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Graham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Baxley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Surrency
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Alma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Guysie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Coffee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • West Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicholls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Broxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Petross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ailey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Higgston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Tattnall County
    • Reidsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae - Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McRae
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Toombs Central
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Santa Claus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Charles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Vidalia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohoopee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maysie, with the one closest to Maysie listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Maysie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maysie.

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 Maysie - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McEachin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bazemore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rolland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hazlehurst City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
    • The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hazlehurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <3>
  • Crapps Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilcox andHall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Satilla Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palms Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Sellers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Carter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Maysie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maysie.

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

  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Graham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Pine Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Prentiss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
  • Lumber City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Baxley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • English Eddy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
  • Towns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Wheaton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Altamaha
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Scotland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Surrency
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McGregor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • Ailey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Maysie ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maysie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maysie, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maysie.

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 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 Maysie:

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 Maysie, 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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maysie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.