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 Phinizy (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 Phinizy. 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.
Phinizy is located in Columbia 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 Columbia County: Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Edgefield (SC) & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Phinizy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phinizy:
- Columbia County (The home county of Phinizy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Appling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kiokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Snead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Grovetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Lamkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Keysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Glascock County
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Noah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Stapleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wrens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Zebina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Loce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Hamilton Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Boneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Belair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Bonair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Barton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- National Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Fleming Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Blythe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Raytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Mesena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Camak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Lundberg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tignall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Belvedere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clearwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Langley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Graniteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warrenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Colliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Edgefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McCormick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Willington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phinizy, see our County-by-County Page for Phinizy.
Cemeteries Near Phinizy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phinizy.
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 Phinizy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phinizy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Susie Bostic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snellings Memorial Acre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Avery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beard - Young Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Bethelehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Phinizy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phinizy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phinizy, with the one closest to Phinizy listed first.
- Cluese ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cluese is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
- Appling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Kiokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Double Branches
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Leathersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Boneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sawdust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grovetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phinizy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phinizy.
Newspapers Published in Phinizy ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phinizy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phinizy, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phinizy.
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 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 Phinizy:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Glascock County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick 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> | 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 Phinizy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Phinizy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |