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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 Lois (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 Lois. 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 hospitals 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 Lois is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: Atkinson, Coffee, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes & Tift.

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

  • Berrien County     (The home county of New Lois)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Ray City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <2>
    • Nashville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Alapaha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Enigma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
      • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <2>
    • Leliaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leliaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Pearson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Barney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Morven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Fodie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Quitman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Du Pont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Homerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Coffee County
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Norman Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <2>
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Cecil
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Adel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Staunton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staunton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Howell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
    • Statenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <2>
    • Fruitland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
    • Stockton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Franklinville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Hahira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Barko Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Remerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Naylor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <2>
    • Valdosta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dasher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Clyattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Thomas County
    • Pavo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Lois, with the one closest to New Lois listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Omega
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Tifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County

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

Cemeteries Near New Lois ...

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

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 Lois covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Money Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Money Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Money Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fisher Gaskins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Baskins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Passmore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Avera Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Bluff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Lois in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Lois.

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

  • Hahira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Nashville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
  • Adel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mineola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Morven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
  • Naylor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
    • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <2>
  • Valdosta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lenox
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Alapaha
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Berlin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Ousley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Enigma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dasher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in New Lois ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lois.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Lois, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Lois.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lois:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Lois. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Lois, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- New Lois) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Lois. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0852, Longitude: -83.2682       In this case, the coordinates for New Lois have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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