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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 Red Bluff (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 Red Bluff. 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.

Name Variations for Red Bluff ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Red Bluff: Red Blf. (or less commonly used: Red Bluf.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Bluff. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Bluff.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 and doctors 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.

Red Bluff is located in Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County: Coffee, Irwin, Telfair, Turner & Wilcox.

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

  • Ben Hill County     (The home county of Red Bluff)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Fitzgerald
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Abba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Appling County
    • Graham
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Willacoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Berrien County
    • Alapaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Broxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ambrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • West Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Park
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Nicholls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Rhine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chauncey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Wray
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ocilla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mystic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Irwinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Denton
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Hazlehurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Tallahassee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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 Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • McRae - Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • McRae
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Lumber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Turner County
    • Rebecca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler County
    • Alamo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Owensboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
    • Rochelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Bluff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Bluff.

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 Red Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mobley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fusselle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fussell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Benjamin Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dopson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black House Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (302 more) ...
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorminey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Frier Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • China Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Cobbville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Broxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Temperance
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
  • Milan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rhine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibbie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
  • Douglas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Copeland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Copeland is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Lax
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lax is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
  • Lumber City
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Towns
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Towns is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
    • Scotland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Red Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Bluff.

Newspapers Published in Red Bluff ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Bluff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Bluff, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Bluff.

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 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 Red Bluff:

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 Red Bluff, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.