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 Nakomis (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 Nakomis. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Nakomis 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 Nakomis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nakomis:
- Crawford County (The home county of Nakomis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Zenith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Lee Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Roberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Musella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Lizella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Walden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Vinson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bloomfield Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Brookhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Rutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Dooling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unadilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodard Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Warner Robins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clinchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elko
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonaire
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Kathleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ideal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- Tazewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Culloden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Bolingbroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Washington Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Fort Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylors Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Miami Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Sumter County
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Prattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rupert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Carsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mauk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Twiggs County
- Huber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yatesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nakomis, see our County-by-County Page for Nakomis.
Cemeteries Near Nakomis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nakomis.
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 Nakomis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nakomis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gassick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benevolence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Ft. Valley Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Church Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Church Cemetery
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Newsom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gaillard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Lake Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Nakomis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nakomis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nakomis, with the one closest to Nakomis listed first.
- Lee Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Roberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barrons Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oglethorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Musella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Heard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nakomis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nakomis.
Newspapers Published in Nakomis ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nakomis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nakomis, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nakomis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nakomis:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Dooly County
- Houston County
- Macon County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Schley County
- Sumter 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> | 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 Nakomis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nakomis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |