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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 New Branch (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 New Branch. 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.

New Branch is located in Toombs County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Toombs County: Appling, Candler, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Tattnall & Treutlen.

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

  • Toombs County     (The home county of New Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Toombs Central
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Ohoopee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Santa Claus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
    • Rock Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Vidalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Baxley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Graham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Surrency
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Bulloch County
    • Register
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <2>
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Canoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
    • Metter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <2>
    • Nunez
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <2>
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Bellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hagan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Claxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Daisy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
  • Long County
    • Donald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Alston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Petross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Higgston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Uvalda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ailey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Mount Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tarrytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <2>
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Collins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manassas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cobbtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <2>
    • Mendes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Glennville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Telfair County
    • Lumber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Soperton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gillis Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
  • Wayne County
    • Madray Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Branch, with the one closest to New Branch listed first.
    • Ochwalkee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Glenwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in New Branch ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Branch, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Branch.

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 helpful 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 New Branch:

Cemeteries Near New Branch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Branch.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Cave Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
  • Pittman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
  • Hardens Chapel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ogden Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Mill Cemetery
  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Cemetery
  • Inman Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Inman Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Inman Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Creek Cemetery
  • Elza Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Odom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
  • Cobb Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Creek Cemetery
  • Oakey Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (332 more) ...
    • Greater Rocky Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ryals Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryals Cemetery
    • Partin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partin Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Reidsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
  • Altamaha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • English Eddy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Collins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vidalia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Manassas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Higgston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Tison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • McGregor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
  • Ailey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
  • Pine Grove
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
  • Prentiss
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Baxley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Glennville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kibbee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
      • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0821, Longitude: -82.2515       In this case, the coordinates for New Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 New Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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