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 Olmstead (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 Olmstead. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Olmstead is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh & Tattnall.
Below are the counties that are near Olmstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olmstead:
- Liberty County (The home county of Olmstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Martin Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Garden Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fort Stewart
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hinesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Doe Run Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tupelo Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Pineview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Bryan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Cherokee Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Allenhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Walthourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Richmond Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellabell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Keller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Bulloch County
- Statesborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Ogeechee Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Grubbs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Pooler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Vernonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Liberty City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Sharon Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Alabama Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Meldrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Daisy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glynn County
- Altamaha Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Ludowici
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Shellman Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Glennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Mendes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Doctortown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Jesup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madray Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Pendarvis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Odum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olmstead, see our County-by-County Page for Olmstead.
Cemeteries Near Olmstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olmstead.
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 Olmstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olmstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Flemington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Home Society Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hinesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Popples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Slash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allenhurst Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Luke MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylors Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Walthourville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thebes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Olmstead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olmstead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olmstead, with the one closest to Olmstead listed first.
- Hinesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Flemington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McIntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Walthourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Gum Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Fleming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Riceboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doctortown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- South Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Newport is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
- Ellabell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Keller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olmstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olmstead.
Newspapers Published in Olmstead ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olmstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olmstead, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olmstead.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Olmstead:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Evans County
- Glynn County
- Long County
- McIntosh County
- Tattnall County
- Wayne 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 Olmstead, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Olmstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |