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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mount Carmel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mount Carmel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Carmel, please Contact Us.
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 Mount Carmel (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 Mount Carmel. 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 Mount Carmel ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Carmel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carmel.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mount Carmel is historic, it would have been located within present day Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Carmel:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Mount Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Dedrich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Irwinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Beech Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Hardwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Brown's Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Meriwether
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- East Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Mogul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Wheeler Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Cross Keys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Payne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Walden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Bloomfield Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Vinson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bleckley County
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Elberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Warner Robins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson County
- Wrightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Mountain Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Haddock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Pitts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Fortville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Jones Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Belvedere Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Crossroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Dublin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resseaus Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Hallwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Oconee Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Huber
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Gardner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Oconee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Goat Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warthen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Mount Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Fairchild Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Temples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holliman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brundage Mt. Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bentley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Byington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Criswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nunn - Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- McIntyre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ivey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Irwinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Brown's Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Oconee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fitzpatrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Deepstep
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Mount Carmel ...
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 Mount Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Carmel, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Carmel.
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 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 Mount Carmel:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Hancock County
- Houston County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Carmel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |