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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 occur.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Valley.

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 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 may 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)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Atkinson County
    • Willacoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
    • Ray City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Fodie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • 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)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
  • 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)
    • Moultrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • 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)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
  • Echols County
    • Howell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • 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)
    • 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)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Mineola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Remerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • 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)
    • Dasher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • 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)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • 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)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Unionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • 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)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City

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.

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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gornto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilkes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 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 <2>
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...

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 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)
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
  • 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)
  • Lenox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mineola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Nashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moultrie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ousley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • 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)
      • Patten is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • 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]<4>. 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 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 Pine Valley:

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 Valley, 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 Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.