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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 Pennington (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 Pennington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Pennington is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Pennington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Andersonville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Americus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • De Soto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cobb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thalean
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thalean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Concord
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
    • Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Cordele
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Lamb Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
    • McKenzie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Arabi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Byromville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dooling
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Lilly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Vienna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Unadilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Elko
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Chokee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Smithville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Philema
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
      • Philema is located in Lee County
    • Leesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Oglethorpe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Montezuma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ideal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <1>
    • Marshallville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Putnam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Draneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Tazewell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Marion County
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Fort Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Ellaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Schley County
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Rupert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <1>
    • Reynolds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <1>
    • Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mauk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk
      • Mauk is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauk <1>
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Olivers Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
    • Bronwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Parrott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
      • Parrott is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <1>
  • Webster County
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pennington, with the one closest to Pennington listed first.
    • Warwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pennington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennington.

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

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

  • St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Andersonville National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Andersonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andersonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andersonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tolen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeman Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Daniel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bay Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Pennington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pennington.

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

  • Andersonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Sumter County
  • Drayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
  • Fountainville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainville
    • Fountainville is located in Macon County
  • Oglethorpe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • La Crosse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
  • Americus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gatewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
    • Gatewood is located in Sumter County
  • Byromville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dooling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Sumter County
  • Parkers ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers
    • Parkers is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • New Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
      • New Point is located in Sumter County
    • Maddox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
      • Maddox is located in Sumter County
    • Leslie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Pennington ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pennington, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pennington.

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 helpful 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 Pennington:

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

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Pennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1602, Longitude: -84.0871       In this case, the coordinates for Pennington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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