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 Nicklesville (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 Nicklesville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Nicklesville is located in Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County: Baldwin, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Nicklesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nicklesville:
- Wilkinson County (The home county of Nicklesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beech Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- Irwinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dedrich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Brooks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Hardwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Black Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- East Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Mogul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Yonkers
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- Stathams Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Wrightsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- James
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jones Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Pitts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckers Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lovett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Rentz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cadwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rockledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Oconee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deepstep
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goat Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nicklesville, see our County-by-County Page for Nicklesville.
Cemeteries Near Nicklesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nicklesville.
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 Nicklesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nicklesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hagin - Fordham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leona Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thomas Dupree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oconee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ussery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Nicklesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nicklesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nicklesville, with the one closest to Nicklesville listed first.
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toomsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irwinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
- McIntyre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springhaven ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springhaven is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Condor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Condor is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condor
- Lovett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spann is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ivey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nicklesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nicklesville.
Newspapers Published in Nicklesville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nicklesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nicklesville, 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 Nicklesville.
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 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 Nicklesville:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Wilkinson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Dodge County
- Houston County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Nicklesville, 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' (or 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- Nicklesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |