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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 Recovery (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 Recovery. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Recovery is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Gadsden (FL), Baker, Grady, Miller, Mitchell & Seminole.

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

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Recovery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Faceville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
    • Fowlstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bainbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Attapulgus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Brinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Baker County
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Jakin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
      • Jakin is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <1>
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Calvary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Reno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Whigham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Miller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Boykin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
    • Colquitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Reynoldsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Butlers Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
    • Iron City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Steam Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steam Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
    • Donalsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Ocheesee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)
    • Altha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
      • Altha is located in Calhoun County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <1>
    • Blountstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County (FL)
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Chattahoochee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • River Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Gretna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Greensboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Douglas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Sycamore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Quincy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <1>
    • Havana
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
    • Midway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
  • Jackson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Sneads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
      • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <1>
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Inwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Grand Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cypress
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Two Egg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
      • Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Bascom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
      • Bascom is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bascom <1>
    • Greenwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Malone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <1>
    • Marianna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
      • Marianna is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <1>
  • Liberty County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Recovery, with the one closest to Recovery listed first.
    • Hosford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Liberty County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
    • Telogia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Recovery ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Recovery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Recovery, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Recovery.

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 Recovery:

Cemeteries Near Recovery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Recovery.

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

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

  • Randolph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hannatown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hannatown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannatown Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Florida State Hospital Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
  • Mock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mock Cemetery
  • Thursby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thursby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thursby Cemetery
  • Farrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Peterson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Cloud Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloud Cemetery
    • Mt. Glory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Glory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Glory 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Recovery had a post office and railroad service. In 2010, Recovery had a population of 33,015 people.

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

  • Faceville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County
  • Chattahoochee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • River Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
    • River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sneads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
    • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <1>
  • Fowlstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sycamore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Bainbridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Inwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Quincy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <1>
  • Attapulgus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Brinson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rock Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
      • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County (FL)
    • Climax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocheesee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County (FL)

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

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

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

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 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Recovery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Recovery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7566, Longitude: -84.7374       In this case, the coordinates for Recovery 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 Recovery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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