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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Petersons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Petersons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Petersons, please Contact Us.

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 Petersons (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 Petersons. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Petersons is historic, it would have been located within present day Charlton 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 Charlton County: Baker (FL), Nassau (FL), Brantley, Camden & Ware.

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

  • Charlton County     (The home county of Petersons)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Winokur
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Homeland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Traders Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nahunta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Raybon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Waynesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hortense
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Popwellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Hazlehurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Tarboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Greenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • White Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodbine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kingsland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • London Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Hickory Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Thalmann
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Offerman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Waycross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Emerson Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Sunnyside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Deenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Ruskin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Winona Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Petersons, with the one closest to Petersons listed first.
    • Boulogne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hilliard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Dyal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
    • Callahan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Petersons ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersons.

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 Petersons - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Corinth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowther Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Berry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Neeley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Homeland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Burnt Fort Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Victory Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dowling Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

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

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

  • Uptonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
  • Racepond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Folkston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Traders Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
  • Tarboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Boulogne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tompkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
  • Nahunta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Braganza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Kings Ferry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
  • Hilliard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hortense
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Waycross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackshear
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Petersons ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersons.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersons, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersons.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Petersons:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Petersons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Petersons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.