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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 Mitchell (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 Mitchell. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Mitchell is located in Glascock 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 Glascock County: Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Warren & Washington.

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

  • Glascock County     (The home county of Mitchell)
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
    • Black Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
  • Burke County
  • Columbia County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
    • Swaggy Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Siloam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
    • Sparta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Zebulon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Springfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
  • Jefferson County
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
    • Megahee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
    • Thomson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Boneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dearing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
    • Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
      • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
  • Putnam County
    • Oconee Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
  • Richmond County
  • Taliaferro County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
    • Jewell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Camak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Norwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mesena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barnett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cadley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cadley is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
  • Washington County
  • Wilkes County
    • Lundberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
      • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mitchell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchell.

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

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

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

  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandy Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Llewellyn - Kitchens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kitchens - Wilcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Griffin Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Towner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Braddy - Hilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (594 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Griffen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mitchell had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mitchell had a population of 185 people.

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

  • Agricola
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Agricola is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
  • Chalker ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chalker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
  • Gibson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lindsey ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
  • Warthen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Downs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Downs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Avera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mayfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayfield is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Bastonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bastonville is located in Glascock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
  • Culverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Culverton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
  • Stapleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Warrenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mitchell ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchell, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchell.

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 Mitchell:

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