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 Percale (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 Percale. 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.
Percale is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near Percale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Percale:
- Monroe County (The home county of Percale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Juliette
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smarr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forsyth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Box Ankle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Culloden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Brown's Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Meriwether
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coopers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Payne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Brookhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Lizella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Cross Keys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Vinson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Mogul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- East Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Rutland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Flovilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fincherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Musella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Shady Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Round Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Ethridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Fortville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Belvedere Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Jones Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Pitts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Goggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Aldora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Milner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Mansfield Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Echeconnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Byron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- Meansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Dennis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Experiment
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Dry Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Percale, see our County-by-County Page for Percale.
Cemeteries Near Percale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Percale.
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 Percale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Percale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Springhill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Driskell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Juliette UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette UMC Cemetery
- The Juliette UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Juliette Cemetery
- Spier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wright Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newby - Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Forsyth.
- Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Roquemore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb - Roquemore Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Forsyth.
- Greater Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- Standard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stern Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stern Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Forsyth.
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 Percale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Percale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Percale, with the one closest to Percale listed first.
- Juliette
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maynard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Dames Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Ferry
- Cabaniss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cabaniss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss
- Gladesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Forsyth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolingbroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cork is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Round Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Adgateville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adgateville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adgateville
- Former name for Adgateville:
- Adgateville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blount is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
- Lorane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lorane is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Plentitude ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plentitude is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Percale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Percale.
Newspapers Published in Percale ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Percale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Percale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Percale.
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 Percale:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Butts County
- Crawford County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Newton County
- Peach County
- Pike County
- Putnam County
- Spalding County
- Twiggs County
- Upson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Percale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Percale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |