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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 Needham (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 Needham. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Needham is located in Ware 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 Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

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

  • Ware County     (The home county of Needham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Ruskin
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Emerson Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Deenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Waycross
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Waresboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunnyside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Manor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waltertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Talmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Axson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Coffee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Alma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nahunta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Raybon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Winokur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Argyle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cogdell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Homerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chauncey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Du Pont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ernest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
  • Coffee County
    • Nicholls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Needham, with the one closest to Needham listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mershon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Patterson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Offerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Needham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needham.

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

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

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

  • Barner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Kettle Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crestwood Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Waresboro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Suwannee Chapel Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory Methodist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Ben James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Needham had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Waycross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Waresboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Braganza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Waltertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Blackshear
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Millwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Homerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Beach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Racepond
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Bickley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Patterson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Offerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nahunta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Needham ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Needham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Needham, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Needham.

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 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 Needham:

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 Needham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Needham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.