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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 Oglethorpe (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 Oglethorpe. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Oglethorpe is located in Macon County and is the County Seat.

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 Macon County: Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Peach, Schley, Sumter & Taylor.

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

  • Macon County     (The home county of Oglethorpe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ideal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <1>
    • Marshallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Lee Pope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Zenith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Knoxville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <1>
    • Roberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <1>
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • Cordele
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Dooling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Byromville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lilly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Vienna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Elko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinchfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kathleen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
      • Kathleen is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <1>
    • Woodard Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
  • Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Putnam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Tazewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Draneville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Miami Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylors Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Lakeview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeview
      • From Oglethorpe to Lakeview
    • Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Schley County
  • Sumter County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oglethorpe, with the one closest to Oglethorpe listed first.
    • Rupert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <1>
    • Reynolds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <1>
    • Butler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mauk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk
      • Mauk is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauk <1>
    • Howard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Norwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Five Points
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Oglethorpe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oglethorpe.

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 Oglethorpe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oglethorpe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglethorpe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oglethorpe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Felton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Travelers Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • English Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tolen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andersonville National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andersonville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andersonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andersonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oglethorpe had a population of 486 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oglethorpe had a population of 1,127 people.

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

  • Fountainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
    • Fountainville is located in Macon County
  • Barrons Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrons Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
    • Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
  • Andersonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dooling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Garden Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
    • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
  • Winchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Macon County
  • Byromville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • La Crosse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to La Crosse
    • From Oglethorpe to La Crosse
  • Marshallville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
    • Marshallville is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
  • Murrays Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
    • Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
  • Ellaville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Drayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oglethorpe ...

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 Oglethorpe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oglethorpe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oglethorpe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oglethorpe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Oglethorpe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oglethorpe:

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Oglethorpe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Oglethorpe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oglethorpe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2973, Longitude: -84.0623    









 

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