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 Pin Point (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 Pin Point. 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.
Name Variations for Pin Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pin Point: Pin Pt.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Pin Point is located in Chatham 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 Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Pin Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pin Point:
- Chatham County (The home county of Pin Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Vernonburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Montgomery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
- Isle of Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Skidaway Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
- Nicholsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Coffee Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Bona Bella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bona Bella is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona Bella
- Abercorn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Union Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Isle of Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Armstrong is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Armstrong
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,402 people
- Thunderbolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Fort McAllister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Keller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Richmond Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellabell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Exley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Meldrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rincon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Sunbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Flemington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Doe Run Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Garden Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Martin Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Tupelo Trail
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Fort Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McIntosh County
- Shellman Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaufort County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Daufuskie Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Pritchardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Hardeeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Okatie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilton Head Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pin Point, see our County-by-County Page for Pin Point.
Cemeteries Near Pin Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pin Point.
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 Pin Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pin Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Old Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Guinea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonaventure Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
- The Bonaventure Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32916 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <2>
- Greenwich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwich Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
- Crest Lawn Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memory Gardens is located outside and to the southeast of Savannah.
- East Savannah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waldburgh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pin Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pin Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pin Point, with the one closest to Pin Point listed first.
- Isle of Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Savannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burroughs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- Central Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Wheat Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Keller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Tybee Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pooler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monteith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monteith is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Meinhard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dorchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Pritchardville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Meldrim
(21 miles [33.8 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 Pin Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pin Point.
Newspapers Published in Pin Point ...
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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pin Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pin Point, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pin Point.
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 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 Pin Point:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- McIntosh County
- Beaufort 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> | 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 Pin Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pin Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |