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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 Normantown (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 Normantown. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Normantown is located in Toombs 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 Toombs County: Appling, Candler, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Montgomery, Tattnall & Treutlen.

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

  • Toombs County     (The home county of Normantown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Vidalia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Charles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Lyons
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Santa Claus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Ohoopee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
    • Rock Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Toombs Central
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Cedar Crossing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Register
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Aaron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Portal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Canoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
    • Metter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pulaski
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nunez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Stillmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norristown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swainsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Twin City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Blun is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blundale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
    • Summertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Bellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Claxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Tallahassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Adrian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kite
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Rockledge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Higgston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Tarrytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Petross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Ailey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Uvalda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Cobbtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manassas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Gillis Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
    • Soperton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Normantown, with the one closest to Normantown listed first.
    • Ochwalkee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Glenwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alamo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Normantown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Normantown.

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 Normantown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Williamson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McLeod Grave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pendleton Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eternal Glory Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • White Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Morris Graves
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (339 more) ...
    • Collins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mosley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Morris Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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>

While we didn't find Normantown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Normantown.

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

  • Vidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Higgston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Kibbee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
  • McGregor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Stillmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nunez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Covena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Covena is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
  • Ailey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
  • Mount Vernon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Collins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Swainsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Adrian
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Manassas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • English Eddy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy

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

Newspapers Published in Normantown ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Normantown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Normantown, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Normantown.

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 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 Normantown:

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 Normantown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Normantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.