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Nearest Communities to McRae,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to McRae, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for McRae:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from McRae.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


McRae is located in Telfair County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Telfair County: Ben Hill, Coffee, Dodge, Jeff Davis, Wheeler & Wilcox.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 144 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of McRae. Of these communities, 130 are located in counties other than Telfair County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for McRae (which is Telfair County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from McRae

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Telfair County   (where McRae resides)
  • Appling County
  • Ben Hill County
    • County Website:   https://www.benhillcounty-ga.gov/
    • County Seat for Ben Hill:   Fitzgerald
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McRae   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McRae.
      • Red Bluff
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
      • Bowens Mill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Bowens Mill is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
      • Queensland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Queensland is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensland
      • Lulaville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lulaville is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Ashton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ashton is located in Ben Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Bleckley County
  • Coffee County
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://dodgecountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Eastman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McRae   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McRae.
      • Achord
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Achord is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achord
      • Jay Bird Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
      • Sigurd ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Sigurd is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigurd
      • Cox ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Cox is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
      • Chauncey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pitts
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pitts is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • McCranie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • McCranie is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCranie
      • Poplar Hill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
      • Saunders
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Saunders is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
      • Ararat
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ararat is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Calvin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Calvin is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Godwinsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
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        • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
        • Lowery
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Lowery is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
        • Mukerson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mukerson is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukerson
        • Five Points
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Eastman
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Horne
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Horne is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne
        • Rhine
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Plainfield
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Beehive ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Beehive is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
        • Copeland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Copeland is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
        • Union
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Union is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Dodge High
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Dodge High is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
        • Bryant
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Dempsey
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
        • Gresston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Gresston is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
        • Chester
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Dubois
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Dubois is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
        • Yonkers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Carne ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Carne is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
        • Roddy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Roddy is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
        • Empire
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rowland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Rowland is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Irwin County
  • Jeff Davis County
    • County Website:   https://jeffdaviscountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Jeff Davis:   Hazlehurst
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McRae   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McRae.
      • Burketts Ferry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Burketts Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burketts Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Ashleys Ferry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Ashleys Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleys Ferry
      • Bingham ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Bingham is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Paceville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Paceville is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paceville
      • Kirkland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazlehurst
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Roper
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Roper is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Snipesville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Snipesville is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipesville
      • Tallahassee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
      • Orico ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Orico is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orico
      • Goldsmith ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Goldsmith is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Town Bluff Ferry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry
        • Brooker
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Brooker is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
        • Maysie ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Maysie is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysie
        • Manns Ferry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Ferry
        • Denton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Quinn ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
          • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
        • Satilla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Satilla is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satilla
        • Ellis ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ellis is located in Jeff Davis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Laurens County
    • County Website:   https://www.laurenscoga.org/
    • County Seat for Laurens:   Dublin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McRae   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McRae.
      • Cedar Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Walkee ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Walkee is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
      • Hatoff ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Hatoff is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
      • Batson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Batson is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
      • Lowery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Lowery is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery
      • Cadwell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rentz
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Diamond Landing Ferry
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Mayberry ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Mayberry is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
      • Nameless
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Nameless is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
      • Alligood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Alligood is located in Laurens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligood
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        • Dexter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Garretta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Garretta is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretta
        • Tweed
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Tweed is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
        • Alcorns
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Alcorns is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorns
          • Former names for Alcorns:
          • Alcorn's Station
          • Musgrove
        • Springhaven ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Springhaven is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
        • Vincent
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Vincent is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
        • Rockledge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Points
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Five Points is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Harlow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Harlow is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
        • Lollie ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Lollie is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
        • Minter
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Minter is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
        • Catlin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Catlin is located in Laurens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Montgomery County
  • Toombs County
  • Treutlen County
  • Wheeler County
    • County Website:   https://www.wheelercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Alamo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McRae   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McRae.
      • Avants
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Avants is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avants
      • Erick
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Erick is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
      • Alamo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Spring Hill is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Jordan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jordan is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Stuckey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Stuckey is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Glenwood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ochwalkee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
      • Long Pond
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
  • Wilcox County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McRae) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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