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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 Remerton (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 Remerton. 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.

Remerton is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Hamilton (FL), Madison (FL), Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols & Lanier.

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

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Remerton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Valdosta
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Barko Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Dasher
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Franklinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clyattville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Naylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Melrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Ray City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <1>
    • Nashville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Morven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Fodie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Quitman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Barney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Empress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Dixie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Barwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Clinch County
    • Du Pont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Cecil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Adel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sparks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lenox
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Howell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
    • Statenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Potter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Fruitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Stockton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lakeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Pavo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Jennings
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jasper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <1>
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Remerton, with the one closest to Remerton listed first.
    • Leland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Pinetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Lee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Remerton ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Remerton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Remerton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Remerton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Remerton:

Cemeteries Near Remerton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Remerton.

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

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

  • Hightower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
  • Remerton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remerton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remerton Cemetery
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hill Cemetery
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pallbearers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pallbearers Cemetery
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Troupville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troupville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troupville Cemetery
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pallbearers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pallbearers Cemetery
  • Riverside Memorial Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Memorial Garden
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
  • Copeland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Redland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (166 more) ...
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter 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.<4>

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

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

  • Valdosta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mineola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Ousley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
  • Dasher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Clyattville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hahira
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lake Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Morven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Naylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Quitman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Nankin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County
  • Leland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Melrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
    • Cherry Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Octahatchee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octahatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
      • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County (FL)

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

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

The official website for Lowndes County: www.lowndescounty.com/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Remerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Remerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8441, Longitude: -83.3085       In this case, the coordinates for Remerton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Remerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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