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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 Poulan (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 Poulan. 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 southwest 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 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.

Poulan is located in Worth 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 Worth County: Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Tift & Turner.

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

  • Worth County     (The home county of Poulan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Sumner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sylvester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Alfords
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • Anderson City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Liberty Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • East Dougherty
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Bridgeboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuffietown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Oakfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Ben Hill County
    • Abba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Berrien County
    • Enigma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Doerun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Norman Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Funston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Moultrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Hartsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Staunton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Lenox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Arabi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • McKenzie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Pecan City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Eleanor Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Putney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Turner City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Colonial Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Hinds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Albany
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Colonial Place
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • Eugemar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Irwinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Arp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Philema
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Palmyra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Leesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chokee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • De Witt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Greenough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Sale City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baconton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pebble City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Flint
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Cotton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Ty Ty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Abac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Phillipsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Omega
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Unionville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Brookfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poulan, with the one closest to Poulan listed first.
    • Hobby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebecca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Poulan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poulan.

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

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

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

  • Poulan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tempy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Sumner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Millers Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sikes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Poulan had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Poulan had a population of 770 people.

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

  • Sumner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sylvester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Isabella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Willingham ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Willingham is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
  • Parkerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Minton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Acree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
  • Doles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Ruark ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruark is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
  • De Witt
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Arabi
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Baconton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hartsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bay is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Moultrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poulan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poulan.

Newspapers Published in Poulan ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poulan.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poulan, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poulan.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Poulan:

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 Poulan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Poulan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.