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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 Mobley Crossing (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 Mobley Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Mobley Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mobley Crossing: Mobley Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Mobley Crossing is primarily located in Bleckley County. A portion of Mobley Crossing extends into Pulaski County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bleckley County: Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs & Wilkinson.

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

  • Bleckley County     (The home county of Mobley Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Cochran
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bibb County
    • Walden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
  • Crisp County
    • Lamb Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Empire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Yonkers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Eastman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Plainfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <1>
    • Chauncey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
      • Rhine is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <1>
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Byromville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Clinchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kathleen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bonaire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodard Estates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Stathams Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Warner Robins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elberta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rentz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <1>
    • Dudley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
    • Miami Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
    • Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Echeconnee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Telfair County
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Danville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Twiggs County
    • Jeffersonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Twiggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <1>
    • Huber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobley Crossing, with the one closest to Mobley Crossing listed first.
    • Pineview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Abbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rochelle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Pitts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Seville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Mobley Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mobley Crossing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Pulaski - Bleckley Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Powers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bembry Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Limestone Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Orange Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Bloom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Bloom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Bloom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Floyd Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Henry Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sapp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coody Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coody Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Mobley Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mobley Crossing.

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

  • Hawkinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Empire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Empire is located in Dodge County
  • Dubois
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
    • Dubois is located in Dodge County
  • Carne ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carne
    • Carne is located in Dodge County
  • Gresston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
  • Dempsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
  • Westlake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
    • Westlake is located in Twiggs County
  • Hayneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
    • Hayneville is located in Houston County
  • Eastman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grovania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kathleen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amoskeag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
      • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County

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

Newspapers Published in Mobley Crossing ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mobley Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mobley Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mobley Crossing.

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 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 Mobley Crossing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mobley Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bleckley County: www.bleckley.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mobley Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Mobley Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mobley Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3232, Longitude: -83.4077       In this case, the coordinates for Mobley Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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