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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 Musella (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 Musella. 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 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.

Musella 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 Musella. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Musella:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Musella)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Knoxville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Roberta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lee Pope
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Lizella
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Bloomfield Park
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Brookhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Vinson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
    • Payne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Macon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rutland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
    • Walden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Cross Keys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • East Macon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • East Macon is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
    • Mogul
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mogul is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
      • Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elberta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
    • Warner Robins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Bonaire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stathams Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Belvedere Manor
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Wayside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Barnesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Goggins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Milner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Marshallville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ideal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Culloden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Russellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Smarr
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolingbroke
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forsyth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Box Ankle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
    • Juliette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Taylors Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Byron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Echeconnee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
    • Washington Square
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Miami Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Meansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Zebulon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrences Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
    • Molena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spalding County
    • Orchard Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Prattsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
    • Centerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Centerville is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Junction City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Talbotton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Five Points
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Reynolds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Rupert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Mauk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Twiggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Huber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Huber is located in Twiggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
    • Dry Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Musella, with the one closest to Musella listed first.
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Yatesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln Park
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Delray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Delray is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Hannahs Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Sunset Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Barker Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Musella, see our County-by-County Page for Musella.

Cemeteries Near Musella ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Musella.

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

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

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

  • Webb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Feagin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Spillers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Anderson - Barnes - Bagley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (385 more) ...
    • Pinegrove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Knoxville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Musella had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ceres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ceres is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
  • Roberta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Knoxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Culloden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Russellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Strouds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Strouds is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strouds
  • Montpelier ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Bamah ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bamah is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamah
  • Yatesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lizella
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Brent
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brent is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lee Pope
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Carsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Carsonville is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Reynolds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Musella ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Musella.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Musella, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Musella.

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 Musella:

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>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 Musella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Musella) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.