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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 O'Neal (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 O'Neal. 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.

O'Neal is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Appling, Brantley, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce & Tattnall.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of O'Neal)
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Screven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pendarvis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendarvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Jesup
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Doctortown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Odum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Madray Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Appling County
    • Surrency
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bacon County
    • Coffee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Hortense
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Raybon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Popwellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Nahunta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Waynesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoboken
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
  • Charlton County
    • Winokur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Thalmann
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
    • Altamaha Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
    • Shady Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Groveside Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Blythe Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Glynco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dock Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Country Club Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Ludowici
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <1>
    • Donald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Credit Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Townsend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <1>
    • Darien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Offerman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Patterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Blackshear
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mershon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from O'Neal, with the one closest to O'Neal listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
    • Waycross
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamestown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
    • Waltertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Deenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
    • Winona Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
    • Emerson Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County

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

Cemeteries Near O'Neal ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of O'Neal.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duck Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Satilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baxter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old German Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Raulerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raulerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raulerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Screven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Screven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Screven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the south of Screven.
  • Lane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCool Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Little Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Hortense
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Screven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Offerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gardi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
    • Gardi is located in Wayne County
  • Patterson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Nahunta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ritch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
    • Ritch is located in Wayne County
  • Jesup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Doctortown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • Blackshear
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Odum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Jamaica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
      • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
    • Brentwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
    • Pennick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
      • Pennick is located in Glynn County

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

Newspapers Published in O'Neal ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around O'Neal.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of O'Neal, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for O'Neal.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 O'Neal:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for O'Neal. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- O'Neal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in O'Neal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4005, Longitude: -81.9362       In this case, the coordinates for O'Neal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 O'Neal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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