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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 Oconee Springs (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 Oconee Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Oconee Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Oconee Springs: Oconee Spgs. (or less commonly used: Oconee Spngs. or Oconee Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Oconee Springs 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 Oconee Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oconee Springs:

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Oconee Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Dennis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Hallwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Eatonton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Meriwether
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Milledgeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hardwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Brown's Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • The Colony
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Coopers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Glascock County
    • Mitchell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 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
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Siloam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Greensboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Union Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Durham Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Daniel Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Sparta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gum Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Zebulon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Shady Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Calvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Ethridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Haddock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fortville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • Bradley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Round Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Gray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
    • James
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • James is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Morton is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
    • Wayside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Mountain Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
    • Pitts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pitts is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Buckhead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyrna is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Jewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Barnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Norwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Deepstep
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goat Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
    • Warthen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oconee Springs, with the one closest to Oconee Springs listed first.
    • Ivey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Brooks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Gordon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
    • Dedrich
      (30 miles [48.3 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Oconee Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oconee Springs.

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 Oconee Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Oconee Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oconee Springs.

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

  • Spivey ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spivey is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
  • Nona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nona is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Dennis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Meriwether
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ruth ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ruth is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Eatonton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clopton ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clopton is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
  • Milledgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • White Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Veazey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Veazey is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Note
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
    • Linton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Linton is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Willard is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard

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

Newspapers Published in Oconee Springs ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oconee Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oconee Springs, 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 Oconee Springs.

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 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 Oconee Springs:

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 Oconee Springs, 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' (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- Oconee Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.