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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 Ray City (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 Ray City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Ray City is located in Berrien 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 Berrien County: Atkinson, Coffee, Cook, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes & Tift.

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

  • Berrien County     (The home county of Ray City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Nashville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Alapaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Enigma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Leliaton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leliaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Pearson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Axson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Barney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Morven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Fodie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Quitman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Du Pont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Homerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cogdell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
  • Coffee County
    • Mora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Cecil
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Adel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Staunton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Howell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
    • Statenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <2>
    • Fruitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Stockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Franklinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Hahira
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Naylor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Barko Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Remerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dasher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Lake Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clyattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray City, with the one closest to Ray City listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Omega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County

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

Newspapers Published in Ray City ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ray City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ray City, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ray City.

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 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 Ray City:

Cemeteries Near Ray City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ray City.

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 Ray City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. John MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Baskins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baskins Cemetery
  • Fisher Gaskins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Money Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Money Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Money Cemetery
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
  • Avera Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Cemetery
  • Hendley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendley Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Connell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Daniels Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery

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 Ray City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ray City.

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

  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hahira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Naylor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Mineola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Adel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Valdosta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Morven
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Du Pont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Lenox
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Alapaha
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dasher
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ousley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
      • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Withers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
      • Withers is located in Clinch County
    • Enigma
      (24 miles [38.6 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 Ray City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ray City.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Ray City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ray City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0754, Longitude: -83.1974       In this case, the coordinates for Ray City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ray City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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