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 Paradise Acres (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 Paradise Acres. 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.
Paradise Acres is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Houston (AL), Jackson (FL), Decatur, Early & Miller.
Below are the counties that are near Paradise Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paradise Acres:
- Seminole County (The home county of Paradise Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Butlers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Reynoldsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Steam Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Iron City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Donalsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Faceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Brinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fowlstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Attapulgus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Jakin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Cedar Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Mayhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Colquitt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Ocheesee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Altha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Blountstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McNeal is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Gadsden County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Havana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Sneads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Grand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bascom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Malone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hosford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paradise Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Paradise Acres.
Cemeteries Near Paradise Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise Acres.
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 Paradise Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paradise Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Galilee MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trawick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thursby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiddon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Owens - Bellview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebrew Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Dykes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cloud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Paradise Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paradise Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paradise Acres, with the one closest to Paradise Acres listed first.
- Sneads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Recovery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Faceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Brinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Bascom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ocheesee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paradise Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paradise Acres.
Newspapers Published in Paradise Acres ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradise Acres, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradise Acres.
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 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 Paradise Acres:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Seminole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Houston County
- Calhoun County
- Gadsden County
- Jackson County
- Liberty 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise Acres) 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 Paradise Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |