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 Lake Estates (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 Lake Estates. 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 Lake Estates ...
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 Pine Lake Estates: Pine Lk. Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Lake Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Lake Estates.
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.
Pine Lake Estates is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Houston (AL), Jackson (FL), Decatur, Early & Miller.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Lake Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Lake Estates:
- Seminole County (The home county of Pine Lake Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Donalsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Reynoldsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Butlers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Calhoun County
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Brinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Faceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Fowlstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Climax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Jakin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Sawhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Rock Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Blakely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Douglasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Mayhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Colquitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry County (AL)
- Haleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Barber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cottonwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cowarts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Webb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <1>
- Hodgesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Keyton's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Gadsden County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- River Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Bascom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Two Egg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Malone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sneads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grand Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Cypress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marianna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Lake Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Lake Estates.
Cemeteries Near Pine Lake Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Lake Estates.
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 Lake Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Lake Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Danley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammock Springs FWB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trawick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Lake Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Lake Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Spooner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spooner is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Jakin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Mayhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Brinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colquitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorendo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
- Cedar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bascom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Recovery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Blakely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Lake Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Lake Estates.
Newspapers Published in Pine Lake Estates ...
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 Pine Lake Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Lake Estates, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Lake Estates.
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 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 Lake Estates:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Seminole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Decatur County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Gadsden County
- Jackson 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 Lake Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |