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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 Omega (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 Omega. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Omega is primarily located in Tift County. A portion of Omega extends into Colquitt County.

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 Tift County: Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Turner & Worth.

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

  • Tift County     (The home county of Omega)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Enigma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Alapaha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Nashville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Ray City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <2>
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Barney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Morven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
  • Colquitt County
  • Cook County
  • Dougherty County
    • Pecan City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Irwinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
    • Mystic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <2>
    • Ocilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <2>
    • Arp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Hahira
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Franklinville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Franklinville
      • From Omega to Franklinville
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Sale City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <2>
    • Greenough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Pebble City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cotton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas County
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Hobby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ashburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Omega, with the one closest to Omega listed first.
    • Sumner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Anderson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
    • Poulan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
    • Sylvester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alfords
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Bridgeboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • East Dougherty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Cuffietown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people

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

Cemeteries Near Omega ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Omega.

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

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

  • Crosland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Galson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deep Bottom Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Bottom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Bottom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paulks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (210 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>

While we didn't find Omega in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Omega.

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

  • Lenox
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Brookfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Minton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
    • Minton is located in Worth County
  • Sumner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Moultrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Enigma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Poulan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
    • Poulan is located in Worth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
  • Adel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sylvester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkerville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Isabella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
      • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
      • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Nashville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Omega ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Omega.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Omega. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Omega and those printed in the larger area surrounding Omega.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Omega.

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 either 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 Omega:

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

The official website for Tift County: www.tiftcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Omega, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Omega) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Omega. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3391, Longitude: -83.5952    









 

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