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 Pancras (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 Pancras. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Pancras is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Pancras. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pancras:
- Baldwin County (The home county of Pancras)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- The Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Coopers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Hardwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Milledgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brown's Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Black Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Meriwether
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- East Macon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Mogul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Cross Keys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Wheeler Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Bloomfield Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bleckley County
- Allentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Zebulon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper County
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Haddock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fortville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Mountain Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pitts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Gray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bradley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Jones Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Belvedere Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resseaus Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Hallwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Oconee Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Eatonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Dry Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Deepstep
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goat Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Gardner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
- Oconee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warthen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Ivey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Dedrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Irwinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toomsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pancras, see our County-by-County Page for Pancras.
Cemeteries Near Pancras ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pancras.
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 Pancras - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pancras covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Byington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blands Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Milledgeville.
- The Blands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32892 <3>
- Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Coopers.
- The Union Hill Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
- Union Hill Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135910 <3>
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Baptist Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Council Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pancras in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pancras.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pancras, with the one closest to Pancras listed first.
- Milledgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ivey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Brown's Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- McIntyre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meriwether
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Irwinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Toomsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blountsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pancras. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pancras.
Newspapers Published in Pancras ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pancras.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pancras, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pancras.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pancras:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Baldwin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson 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> | 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- Pancras) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pancras, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |