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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Padgett Crossing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Padgett Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Padgett Crossing, 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 Padgett Crossing (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 Padgett Crossing. 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 Padgett Crossing ...
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 Padgett Crossing: Padgett Xing.
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 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 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 Padgett Crossing is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Burke, Emanuel, Glascock, Johnson, McDuffie, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Padgett Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Padgett Crossing:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Padgett Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Noah
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zebina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Stapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Omaha Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Moxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Keysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Gough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vidette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Rosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magruder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Thomas Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Munnerlyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sawdust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Fort Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grovetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maddox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Arrow Head
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Appling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lamkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Evans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martinez
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Emanuel County
- Colemans Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edge Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jenkins County
- Perkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Megahee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Dearing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Blythe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hephzibah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Bruce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Gracewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Barton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Belair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Fairvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Southgate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Mesena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Davisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Kathwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Beech Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- North Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Bush ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belvedere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Clearwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnettown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Edgefield County (SC)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Padgett Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Padgett Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Padgett Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Padgett Crossing.
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 Padgett Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Padgett Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arrington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keysville Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pol Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ways Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avret Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Padgett Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Padgett Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Padgett Crossing, with the one closest to Padgett Crossing listed first.
- Noah
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stellaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
- Saint Clair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Blythe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Hephzibah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Berzelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berzelia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Padgett Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Padgett Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Padgett Crossing ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Padgett Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Padgett Crossing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Padgett Crossing.
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 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 Padgett Crossing:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Emanuel County
- Glascock County
- Jenkins County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Padgett Crossing, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Padgett Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |