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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 Pridgen (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 Pridgen. 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 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.

Pridgen is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Telfair & Ware.

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

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Pridgen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Broxton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ambrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Mora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Nicholls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Appling County
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Leliaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
    • Willacoochee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pearson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Guysie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Fitzgerald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Abba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Alapaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Enigma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Rhine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Wray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mystic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Irwinville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Arp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Denton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallahassee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pridgen, with the one closest to Pridgen listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Scotland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • McRae - Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • McRae
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Wilcox County
    • Abbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Pridgen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pridgen.

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

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

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

  • Prigden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Candacy Cato Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Reedy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • De Berry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Benjamin Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Broxton City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cato Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fussell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fusselle 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.<3>

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

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

  • Broxton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • China Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Cobbville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Temperance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
  • Lax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lax is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
  • Nicholls
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumber City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Milan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Towns
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Scotland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sibbie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • McRae - Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Pridgen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pridgen.

Newspapers Published in Pridgen ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pridgen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pridgen, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pridgen.

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 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 Pridgen:

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 Pridgen, 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 from Point A (ie- Pridgen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.