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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 Owensboro (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 Owensboro. 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 hospitals 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.

Owensboro is located in Wilcox 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 Wilcox County: Ben Hill, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Telfair & Turner.

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

  • Wilcox County     (The home county of Owensboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Rochelle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
    • Pitts
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Seville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
    • Pineview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Abba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • McKenzie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Arabi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lamb Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • Cordele
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Rhine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
      • Rhine is located in Dodge County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <2>
    • Chauncey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Vienna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Arp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
    • Irwinville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Wray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Milan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Chula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Abac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Tifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Ty Ty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Owensboro, with the one closest to Owensboro listed first.
    • Cuffietown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Warwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Owensboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Owensboro.

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

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

  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fitzgerald Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzgerald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzgerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Hill Primitive Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<6>

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

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

  • Rochelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
  • Sibbie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibbie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
    • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
  • Abba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Pitts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
  • Copeland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Dodge County
  • Rhine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <2>
  • Irwinville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Temperance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
  • Tippettville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippettville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
  • Arabi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • China Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
      • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Cordele
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Milan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Owensboro ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Owensboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Owensboro, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Owensboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Owensboro:

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Owensboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owensboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8774, Longitude: -83.4279       In this case, the coordinates for Owensboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Owensboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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