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 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.
Red Bluff is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
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:
- Camden 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.
- White Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Hickory Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Hazlehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- London Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Kingsland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Scotchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
- Waynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Popwellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Nahunta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raybon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raybon is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Hortense
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoboken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
- Winokur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Traders Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Blythe Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Shady Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Thalmann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Glynco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- King City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King City is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- Kings Terrace
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Saint Simons
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
- Groveside Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- McIntosh County
- Darien
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Bluff, with the one closest to Red Bluff listed first.
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Boulogne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yulee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fernandina Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Quarterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horse Stamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ceylon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ella Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allen Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honey Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Blue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Homeward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.
- Tarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Fancy Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Tompkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Jamaica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Pennick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
- Nahunta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Saint Marys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evelyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Folkston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Uptonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Uptonville is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
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 35 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 14 miles [22.5 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 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 Red Bluff:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- McIntosh County
- Nassau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 things 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'. |