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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 Pavo (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 Pavo. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Pavo is primarily located in Thomas County. A portion of Pavo extends into Brooks 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Pavo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Coolidge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Newark
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Thomasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewey City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Ochlocknee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
    • Hansell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Barwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Dixie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Barney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fodie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Morven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Quitman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Empress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Moultrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Ellenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Funston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Norman Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <1>
    • Hartsfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnesota
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
    • Doerun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Cecil
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Staunton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Spence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Cairo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Hahira
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mineola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Franklinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Remerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pavo, with the one closest to Pavo listed first.
    • Cotton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Sale City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <1>
    • Pelham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pebble City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
  • Tift County
    • Omega
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • Anderson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Leon County (FL)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • Hamburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pavo ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pavo.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pavo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pavo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pavo.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Pavo.

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 either 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 Pavo:

Cemeteries Near Pavo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pavo.

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

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

  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Barwick City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...
    • Henry Clark Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Enon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Gandy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy 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 Pavo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pavo.

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

  • Patten
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
  • Berlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dixie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chastain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chastain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
  • Morven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
  • Moultrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quitman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Ochlocknee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
    • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
  • Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Aucilla ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
      • Aucilla is located in Thomas County
    • Ousley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
      • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Hahira
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Pavo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pavo.

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

The official website for Thomas County: www.thomascountyboc.org/

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

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pavo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pavo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9598, Longitude: -83.7380    
<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 Pavo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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