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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Ridge.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Ridge is located in Glynn 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 Glynn County: Brantley, Camden, McIntosh & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge:
- Glynn County (The home county of Pine Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Glynco
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dock Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Country Club Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blythe Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Shady Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Groveside Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Epworth Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Jewtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Kings Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- German Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- German Village is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Popwellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hortense
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raybon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Raybon is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Nahunta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Hickory Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- London Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Hazlehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Kingsland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Darien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sapelo Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Credit Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Valona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shellman Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- Pendarvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brunswick Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scarlett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stranger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Retreat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Petersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Slave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Dock Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fancy Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Pennick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
- Evelyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Darien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Tarboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Tompkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Hortense
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gardi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gardi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pine Ridge ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Ridge.
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 either 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Glynn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Camden County
- McIntosh County
- Wayne 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 Ridge, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |