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 Nona (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 Nona. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Nona is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Nona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nona:
- Putnam County (The home county of Nona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Resseaus Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Eatonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Meriwether
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown's Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- The Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Coopers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Mogul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Cross Keys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- East Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Swaggy Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gum Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Ethridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Haddock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fortville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Round Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Gray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Pitts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Mountain Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Monroe County
- Juliette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Buckhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Newborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs County
- Dry Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Deepstep
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Brooks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Ivey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dedrich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Irwinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nona, see our County-by-County Page for Nona.
Cemeteries Near Nona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nona.
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 Nona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Howe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stiles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Family Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Humphries Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sanford Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
- The Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Church Cemetery
- Central Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bone Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nona had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nona, with the one closest to Nona listed first.
- Dennis
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Meriwether
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Eatonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
- Stanfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanfordville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfordville
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Blountsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Brown's Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spivey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spivey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Aikenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aikenton is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikenton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bradley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Round Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 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 Nona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nona.
Newspapers Published in Nona ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nona, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nona.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Nona:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |