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 Sardis (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 Sardis. 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 and doctors 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 Sardis 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 Sardis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Sardis:
- Burke County (The home county of Old Sardis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Sardis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Munnerlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Thomas Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drone
(23 miles [37 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
- Magruder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vidette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Midville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Clito
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Aaron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Emanuel County
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Perkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Emmalane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Thrift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Hephzibah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Millhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Cooperville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Captolo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Newington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kathwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Talatha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Allendale County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Hattieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Kline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Barnwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Sardis, see our County-by-County Page for Old Sardis.
Cemeteries Near Old Sardis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Sardis.
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 Sardis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Sardis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old McCaannan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- The Lovett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lovetts Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wimberly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Old Sardis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Sardis.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Sardis, with the one closest to Old Sardis listed first.
- Sardis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Girard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Bascom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Munnerlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Hattieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Zeigler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Shell Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Woodcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Sylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goloid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goloid is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
- Dunbarton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbarton is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Sardis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Sardis.
Newspapers Published in Old Sardis ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Sardis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Sardis, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Sardis.
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 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 Sardis:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Emanuel 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> | 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 Sardis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Old Sardis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |