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 Meda (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 Meda. 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 and hospitals 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.
Meda is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Meda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meda:
- Putnam County (The home county of Meda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Hallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resseaus Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Oconee Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Meriwether
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Milledgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- The Colony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Butts County
- Flovilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Greensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swaggy Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Gum Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zebulon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Shady Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Ethridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Fortville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Haddock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Round Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Gray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Morton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Pitts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Mountain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Monroe County
- Juliette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Buckhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Rutledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Newborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Dixie Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Goat Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Brooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Ivey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dedrich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meda, see our County-by-County Page for Meda.
Cemeteries Near Meda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meda.
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 Meda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
- The Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Church Cemetery
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Key Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stiles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson Family Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humphries Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sanford Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Heritage Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Binion Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- James Butts Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Meda in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meda.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meda, with the one closest to Meda listed first.
- Eatonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nona is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
- Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Note
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Willard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Stanfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
- Meriwether
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spivey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spivey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Aikenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Blountsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Godfrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Godfrey is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Machen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Machen is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machen
- Brown's Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Milledgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meda.
Newspapers Published in Meda ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meda, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meda.
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 Meda:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Butts County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Meda, 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' (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- Meda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |