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 Old Church (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 Old Church. 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.
Old Church is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Old Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Church:
- Burke County (The home county of Old Church)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Thomas Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Munnerlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Vidette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Rosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Fort Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Noah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Matthews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wrens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wadley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Perkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Emmalane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Scarboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Thrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Hephzibah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Gracewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Blythe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Barton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Millhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Sylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Kathwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Beech Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Talatha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- New Ellenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale County (SC)
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Church, see our County-by-County Page for Old Church.
Cemeteries Near Old Church ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Church.
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 Old Church - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Old Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burke Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Botsford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <3>
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lambert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Old Church in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Church.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Church, with the one closest to Old Church listed first.
- Alexander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Munnerlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Shell Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Sardis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- McBean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McBean is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Cowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Hattieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Church.
Newspapers Published in Old Church ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Church.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Church, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Church.
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 Old Church:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Old Church) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Old Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |