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 Pine Forest (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 Pine Forest. 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 Pine Forest ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Forest: Pine Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Forest.
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 southwest 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 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.
Pine Forest is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Bibb, Bleckley, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Pulaski & Twiggs.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Forest:
- Houston County (The home county of Pine Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warner Robins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodard Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Elberta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Bonaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stathams Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Kathleen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Walden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bloomfield Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Lizella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- East Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Cross Keys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Lee Pope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Musella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Unadilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dooling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Belvedere Manor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pitts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- James
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Marshallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Smarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Culloden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Echeconnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Miami Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Taylors Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Fort Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Pulaski County
- Hawkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- Reynolds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Huber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Forest.
Cemeteries Near Pine Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Forest.
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 Pine Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Tharpe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located in Warner Robins.
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37050 <2>
- Leverett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sullivan Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lamar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Ground Memorial Gardens
- Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365988 <2>
- Jacob W. Pearce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheelus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelus Cemetery
- The Wheelus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Magnolia Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pine Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Forest, with the one closest to Pine Forest listed first.
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Heard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Bonaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echeconnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Kathleen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Walden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sofkee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sofkee is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sofkee
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Reids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reids is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Westlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hayneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hayneville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Grovania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grovania is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Lee Pope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Forest.
Newspapers Published in Pine Forest ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Forest, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Forest.
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 Pine Forest:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Crawford County
- Dodge County
- Dooly County
- Jones County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Taylor County
- Twiggs 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> | 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 Pine Forest, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |