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 Pitts (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 Pitts. 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.
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 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.
Pitts is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Pitts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pitts:
- Jones County (The home county of Pitts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Mountain Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Jones Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Belvedere Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Fortville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Haddock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Brown's Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Coopers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Hardwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meriwether
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Black Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Mogul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Cross Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- East Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Brookhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Bloomfield Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Walden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Lizella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bleckley County
- Allentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Elberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Warner Robins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stathams Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Bonaire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodard Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Kathleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Juliette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smarr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forsyth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Box Ankle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Echeconnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Byron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Resseaus Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hallwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Eatonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oconee Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huber
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Jeffersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- Goat Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dedrich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- McIntyre
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Irwinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toomsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Hill is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pitts, see our County-by-County Page for Pitts.
Cemeteries Near Pitts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitts.
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 Pitts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pitts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- Watson & Couch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stiles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Stripling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- William Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elam Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Memorial Gardens
- The Elam Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ethridge - Minter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pickart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wincey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Pitts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pitts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
- James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plentitude ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plentitude is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ivey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Brown's Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Blountsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blountsville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pitts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pitts.
Newspapers Published in Pitts ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitts, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitts.
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 Pitts:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Hancock County
- Houston County
- Jasper County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Putnam County
- Twiggs County
- Washington 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> | 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 Pitts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Pitts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |