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 Ottawa Estates (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 Ottawa Estates. 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 Ottawa Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ottawa Estates: Ottawa Ests.
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 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.
Ottawa Estates is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Ottawa Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ottawa Estates:
- Chatham County (The home county of Ottawa Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pooler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Wentworth Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Sharon Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Port Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rossignol Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Alabama Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Florida Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Grubbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Liberty City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Ellabell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort McAllister
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Keller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Hubert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Stilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Statesborough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Brooklet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Meldrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Exley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Rincon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Guyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haddonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Clyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Two Sisters Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Fleming
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bryan Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Flemington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Stewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Tupelo Trail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Doe Run Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Garden Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Hinesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Screven County
- Oliver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Hardeeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pritchardville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Okatie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Daufuskie Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harbour Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Point Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Jasper County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Tillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ottawa Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Ottawa Estates.
Cemeteries Near Ottawa Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ottawa Estates.
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 Ottawa Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ottawa Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Horning Memorial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meldrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Brickyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Ottawa Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ottawa Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ottawa Estates, with the one closest to Ottawa Estates listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pooler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meldrim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meinhard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Monteith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Wheat Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Burroughs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- Marlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Rincon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellabell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Guyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ottawa Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ottawa Estates.
Newspapers Published in Ottawa Estates ...
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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottawa Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ottawa Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ottawa Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ottawa Estates:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- Screven County
- Beaufort County
- Jasper 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 Ottawa Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ottawa Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |