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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 The Meadows (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 The Meadows. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

The Meadows is located in Glynn 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 Glynn County: Brantley, Camden, McIntosh & Wayne.

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

  • Glynn County     (The home county of The Meadows)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
    • Epworth Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
    • Saint Simons Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Kings Terrace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
    • Jewtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
    • Saint Simon Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
    • Sea Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Simons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
    • King City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • King City is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
    • German Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • German Village is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
    • Country Club Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
    • Brunswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dock Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Waynesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
    • Hickory Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • White Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • London Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Tarboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Dungeness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dungeness is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
    • Saint Marys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Kingsland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Meadows, with the one closest to The Meadows listed first.
    • Darien
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Sapelo Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Valona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Credit Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • Townsend
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Shellman Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near The Meadows ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Meadows.

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 The Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Stranger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Retreat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • DuBignon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Palmetto Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Memory Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Freedman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Hammock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Petersville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Old Slave Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scarlett Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dock Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
  • Fancy Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
  • Evelyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Darien
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pennick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
  • Doboy ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
  • Ridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Jamaica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
  • Mount Pleasant
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Tarboro
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people

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

Newspapers Published in The Meadows ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Meadows.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Meadows, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Meadows.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 The Meadows:

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>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.
<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 The Meadows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- The Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.