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 Mission Trace (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 Mission Trace. 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 and hospitals 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.
Mission Trace 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 Mission Trace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mission Trace:
- Camden County (The home county of Mission Trace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Scotchville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Saint Marys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- London Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Kingsland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dungeness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- Woodbine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Hazlehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tarboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Traders Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Winokur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Brunswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- King City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- King City is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- Kings Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Saint Simons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
- Blythe Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Jewtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Saint Simons Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Epworth Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Country Club Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glynco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Duval County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Polly Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Biscayne Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Magnolia Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Mayport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayport is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport
- Talleyrand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Yulee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fernandina Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Amelia City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Dyal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Callahan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Hilliard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Boulogne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mission Trace, see our County-by-County Page for Mission Trace.
Cemeteries Near Mission Trace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mission Trace.
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 Mission Trace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mission Trace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brazell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wildes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (96 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yulee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Mission Trace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mission Trace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mission Trace, with the one closest to Mission Trace listed first.
- Saint Marys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Italia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Tompkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Kings Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Hilliard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Callahan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Boulogne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fancy Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Folkston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mission Trace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mission Trace.
Newspapers Published in Mission Trace ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission Trace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mission Trace, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mission Trace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mission Trace:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- Duval County
- Nassau 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 Mission Trace, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mission Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |