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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

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 may 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)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Denton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • 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)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Tallahassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • 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)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • 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)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
  • 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)
    • Ambrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • 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)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • 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)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Toombs County
    • Cedar Crossing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
  • 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)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • 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.

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 Paceville - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Frier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Candacy Cato Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clements Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Prigden Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (323 more) ...
    • Harris & McDew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dopson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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)
  • Cobbville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Towns
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • China Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Douglas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Scotland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Graham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • 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)
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Temperance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Temperance is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
    • 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]<3>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Paceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.