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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 Myrtle Grove (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 Myrtle Grove. 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 Myrtle Grove ...

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 Myrtle Grove: Myrtle Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Myrtle Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Myrtle Grove.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Myrtle Grove is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans & Liberty.

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Myrtle Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Grove, with the one closest to Myrtle Grove listed first.
    • Fort McAllister
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
    • Keller
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Richmond Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellabell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pembroke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Grove, with the one closest to Myrtle Grove listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Coffee Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • Montgomery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Nicholsonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
    • Grubbs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Vernonburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Skidaway Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
    • Abercorn Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
    • Isle of Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Liberty City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Richfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Richfield is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Grove, with the one closest to Myrtle Grove listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Exley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Exley is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
    • Marlow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Rincon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rincon is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Grove, with the one closest to Myrtle Grove listed first.
    • Sunbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fleming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riceboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Screven Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Flemington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Trinity
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Bryan Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Garden Acres
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Hinesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Grove, with the one closest to Myrtle Grove listed first.
    • Shellman Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crescent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Valona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Townsend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Credit Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • Meridian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Beaufort County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Myrtle Grove, with the one closest to Myrtle Grove listed first.
    • Daufuskie Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hardeeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Pritchardville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
    • Harbour Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town

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

Cemeteries Near Myrtle Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrtle Grove.

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 Myrtle Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Burnt Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bryan Neck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Strathy Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Heron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wild Horn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilkins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniel Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • Gun Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hopeton Plantation Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • Keller
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Burroughs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
  • Fleming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • Isle of Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
  • Central Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Central Junction is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
  • Riceboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pooler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Savannah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • McIntosh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Wheat Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
  • Bloomingdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Flemington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • South Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • Meldrim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Myrtle Grove ...

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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrtle Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrtle Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrtle Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Myrtle Grove:

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