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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 Mizell (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 Mizell. 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 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.

Mizell is located in Taylor 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 Taylor County: Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot & Upson.

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

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Mizell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Butler
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Howard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Five Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Mauk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Carsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Rupert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Reynolds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Ida Vesper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Zenith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
    • Roberta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Pope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Knoxville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Musella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Waverly Hall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellerslie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Ideal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshallville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oglethorpe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Montezuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Tazewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Juniper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Draneville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Glen Alta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
  • Meriwether County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
    • Manchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullochville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
    • Betts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Betts is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
    • Warm Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Culloden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Muscogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Upatoi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Midland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Taylors Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Miami Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
  • Pike County
    • Lawrences Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Ellaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • La Crosse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Junction City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Prattsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Centerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Geneva
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Talbotton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Woodland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Box Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Flint Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mizell, with the one closest to Mizell listed first.
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Lincoln Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Thomaston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Hannahs Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Barker Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
    • Delray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Delray is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Yatesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Mizell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mizell.

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

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

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

  • Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West End Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Memorial Cemetery
    • The Butler Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Butler Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Butler City Cemetery
  • Butler UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • The Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
    • The Brewer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colonel Brewer Cemetery
    • Corbitt Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Lieutenant Colonel Brewer Cemetery
  • Scott - Bussy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Essie McDougald Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie McDougald Cemetery
    • The Essie McDougald Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Essie McDougald Memorial Gardens
    • McDougald Cemetery
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turners Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mauk Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Butler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Howard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Prattsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
  • Carsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Baldwinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwinville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
  • Paschal ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Paschal is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paschal
  • Reynolds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ypsilanti
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ypsilanti is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ypsilanti
  • Garden Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Geneva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tazewell is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Talbotton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Juniper
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Murrays Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
    • Roberta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mizell ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mizell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mizell, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mizell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mizell:

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 Mizell, 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- Mizell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.