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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 Park (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 Park. 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 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 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.

Paradise Park is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appling, Brantley, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce & Tattnall.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Paradise Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Pendarvis
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Jesup
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Screven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Madray Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Odum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Hortense
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Waynesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Raybon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Nahunta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Altamaha Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
    • Thalmann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
    • Groveside Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
    • Shady Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Glynco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Blythe Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Dock Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Country Club Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
    • Brunswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • German Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for German Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
      • German Village is located in Glynn County
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Walthourville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
    • Allenhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Riceboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
    • Screven Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Garden Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Gum Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Hinesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Pineview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Flemington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Ludowici
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <2>
    • Donald
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Townsend
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Credit Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Crescent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Darien
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Valona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shellman Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Sapelo Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapelo Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapelo Island
      • Sapelo Island is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapelo Island <2>
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paradise Park, with the one closest to Paradise Park listed first.
    • Offerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tattnall County
    • Glennville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Paradise Park ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paradise Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paradise Park, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paradise Park.

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 Park:

Cemeteries Near Paradise Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paradise Park.

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

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

  • Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Plum Orchard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Orchard Cemetery
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Strangers Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strangers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strangers Cemetery
  • Baggs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Citizens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jesup City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Old German Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old German Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Manning Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery

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 Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paradise Park.

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

  • Gardi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
    • Gardi is located in Wayne County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Doctortown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • Jesup
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Walthourville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
  • Screven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pennick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
  • South Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
  • Riceboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
    • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
  • Hortense
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Darien
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Odum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jamaica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
      • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
    • Evelyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
      • Evelyn is located in Glynn County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paradise Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paradise Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5527, Longitude: -81.7087       In this case, the coordinates for Paradise Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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