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 Moran (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 Moran. 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 northwest 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 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.
Moran is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Bibb, Macon, Monroe, Peach, Taylor & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Moran. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moran:
- Crawford County (The home county of Moran)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Musella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Lizella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Brookhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Vinson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Walden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Cross Keys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- East Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Mogul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Wheeler Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Flovilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Warner Robins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonaire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stathams Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Woodard Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kathleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper County
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Belvedere Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Wayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Morton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Gray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Mountain Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Goggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Aldora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Milner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Macon County
- Marshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Smarr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Culloden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolingbroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Box Ankle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylors Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Echeconnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Fort Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miami Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Washington Square
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Meansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spalding County
- Orchard Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talbot County
- Prattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Carsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Reynolds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Huber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Dry Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Yatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- The Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Lincoln Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hannahs Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Barker Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moran, see our County-by-County Page for Moran.
Cemeteries Near Moran ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moran.
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 Moran - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moran covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Rogers CME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCallum / Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Dennis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Anderson - Barnes - Bagley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- The Spring Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37119 <2>
- Cloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCommon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Russellville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (424 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooten Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Forsyth.
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>
While we didn't find Moran in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moran.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moran, with the one closest to Moran listed first.
- Montpelier ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Bamah ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bamah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamah
- Ceres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ceres is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
- Sandy Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Musella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lizella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strouds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strouds is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
- Culloden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brent is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lorane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorane is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Bolingbroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forsyth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moran. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moran.
Newspapers Published in Moran ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moran.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moran, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moran.
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 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 Moran:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Houston County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pike County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Twiggs County
- Upson 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moran) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Moran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |