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 Olivers Mill (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 Olivers Mill. 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 Olivers Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Olivers Mill: Olivers Ml. (or less commonly used: Olivers Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Olivers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Olivers Mill may originally have been Oliver's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Olivers Mill might be written as Oliver Mill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Olivers Mill is located in Terrell 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 Terrell County: Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Sumter & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Olivers Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olivers Mill:
- Terrell County (The home county of Olivers Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Bronwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yeomans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sasser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parrott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Clarks Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Holt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crisp County
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Eugemar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- West Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Towne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Hinds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Colonial Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Elon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Turner City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Colonial Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Tompkins Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Philema
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Draneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Putnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Wades
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Cuthbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- La Crosse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Ellaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lumpkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Sumter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Thalean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Americus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Cobb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Leveretts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Oakfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olivers Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Olivers Mill.
Cemeteries Near Olivers Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olivers Mill.
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 Olivers Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olivers Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- New Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rylander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Cowart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Olivers Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olivers Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olivers Mill, with the one closest to Olivers Mill listed first.
- Bronwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Sumter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sasser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maddox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Parrott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Point is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Armena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Parkers ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olivers Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olivers Mill.
Newspapers Published in Olivers Mill ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olivers Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olivers Mill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olivers Mill.
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 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 Olivers Mill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Terrell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Crisp County
- Dougherty County
- Lee County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Webster County
- Worth County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Olivers Mill, 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- Olivers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |