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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 Point (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 Point. 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 New Point ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for New Point: New Pt.

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

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 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.

New Point is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of New Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Thalean
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Americus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Concord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Sumter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Andersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • De Soto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Cobb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chattahoochee County
    • Ida Vesper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Crisp County
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Dooling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Lilly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Byromville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vienna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Smithville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chokee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Leesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Philema
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Oglethorpe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ideal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Montezuma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Draneville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Putnam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Buena Vista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tazewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Glen Alta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Shellman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Wades
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lumpkin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Taylor County
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Olivers Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Bronwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Parrott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yeomans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Dawson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sasser
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Herod
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Clarks Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Preston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Leveretts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Weston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Point, with the one closest to New Point listed first.
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near New Point ...

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

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 New Point - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Benevolence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Forsyth Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackshire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Staley Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rylander Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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>

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

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

  • Americus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Maddox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maddox is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
  • Sumter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
  • Gatewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
  • La Crosse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendship is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Huntington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Huntington is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Gooseberry ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gooseberry is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Cottondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Terrell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Ellaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Parkers ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkers is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Lamar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lamar is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Andersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in New Point ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Point.

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 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 Point:

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 New Point, 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 from Point A (ie- New Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.