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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Paceville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Paceville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paceville, please Contact Us.

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 Paceville (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 Paceville. 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 and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Paceville is historic, it would have been located within present day Jeff Davis 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 Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

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

  • Jeff Davis County     (The home county of Paceville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Denton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Tallahassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Graham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Baxley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Guysie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
  • Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Broxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
      • West Green is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <3>
    • Ambrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nicholls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Chauncey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Wray
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Alston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lumber City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <3>
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • McRae - Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • McRae
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Toombs County
    • Cedar Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paceville, with the one closest to Paceville listed first.
    • Alamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people

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

Cemeteries Near Paceville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paceville.

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

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

  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Candacy Cato Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Candacy Cato Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Candacy Cato Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clements Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clements Cemetery
    • The Clements Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prigden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prigden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prigden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (321 more) ...
    • Harris & McDew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris & McDew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris & McDew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dopson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dopson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dopson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

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

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

  • Jacksonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Broxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lumber City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <3>
  • Cobbville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobbville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
  • Towns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
  • China Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
  • Douglas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
  • Scotland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <3>
  • Graham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • McRae - Helena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • McRae
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Temperance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
      • Temperance is located in Telfair County
    • Nicholls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Paceville ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paceville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paceville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paceville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Paceville:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Paceville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Paceville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paceville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7816, Longitude: -82.8274       In this case, the coordinates for Paceville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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