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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about New York. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New York to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New York, please Contact Us.
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 York (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 York. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of New York is historic, it would have been located within present day Lee 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 Lee County: Crisp, Dougherty, Sumter, Terrell & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near New York. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New York:
- Lee County (The home county of New York)
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Philema
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Chokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crisp County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- Arabi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cordele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKenzie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Lamb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Byromville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dooling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pinehurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Turner City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Colonial Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Eleanor Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Tompkins Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Eugemar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Hinds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Relswood Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Mitchell County
- De Witt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Schley County
- La Crosse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Cobb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Sumter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Americus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thalean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Olivers Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Bronwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sasser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Yeomans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Clarks Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Parrott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Hobby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hobby is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
- Ashburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Seville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Oakfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuffietown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuffietown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
- Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
- East Dougherty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Sylvester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfords
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
- Poulan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New York, see our County-by-County Page for New York.
Cemeteries Near New York ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New York.
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 York - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New York covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Oakfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinder Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warwick Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ft. Early MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larramore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smoak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Story - Odum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.
While we didn't find New York in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New York.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New York, with the one closest to New York listed first.
- Warwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doles is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
- Cobb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ruark is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Arabi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Cordele
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New York. See our List of 1890's Communities around New York.
Newspapers Published in New York ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around New York.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New York, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New York.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 New York:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crisp County
- Dooly County
- Dougherty County
- Mitchell County
- Schley County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Turner County
- Wilcox County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 York, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- New York) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |