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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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Valley: Pine Vly. (or less commonly used: Pine Vally. or Pine Vlly.)

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 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 Valley is located in Cook County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cook County: Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Lowndes & Tift.

Below are the counties that are near Pine Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Valley:

  • Cook County     (The home county of Pine Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Adel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cecil
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staunton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Atkinson County
    • Willacoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
      • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <1>
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Nashville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <1>
    • Ray City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <1>
    • Enigma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Alapaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Barney
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Fodie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Barwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Quitman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dixie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Empress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Norman Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <1>
    • Moultrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Funston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Doerun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnesota
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnesota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
  • Echols County
    • Howell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <1>
    • Stockton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Hahira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Franklinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Mineola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Remerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Naylor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <1>
    • Dasher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Clyattville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Pavo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Coolidge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fredonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
    • Omega
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Phillipsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Unionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
    • Tifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Abac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ty Ty
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • Anderson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Valley.

Cemeteries Near Pine Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Valley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sylvester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sylvester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gornto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campground Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
    • The Strickland / Coulter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colter Cemetery
    • Colter Strickland Cemetery
    • Coulter Cemetery
    • Coulter Family Cemetery
    • Coulter Manning Cemetery
    • Coulter Strickland Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37211 <4>
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Salem MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Pine Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Valley.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.

  • Adel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Hahira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Morven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
  • Lenox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mineola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Nashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <1>
  • Moultrie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ousley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
  • Quitman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Valdosta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Patten
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
      • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Dixie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Enigma
      (23 miles [37 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 Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Valley.

Newspapers Published in Pine Valley ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Valley, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pine Valley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0874, Longitude: -83.4732       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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