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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 Rhine (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 Rhine. 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 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.

Rhine is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler & Wilcox.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Rhine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Chauncey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <1>
    • Empire
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
    • Bryant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
    • Yonkers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
    • Chester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Abba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bleckley County
    • Cochran
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Ambrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Broxton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • McKenzie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Lamb Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Arp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
    • Irwinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <1>
    • Mystic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <1>
    • Wray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ocilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
      • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <1>
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Kirkland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
    • Rentz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
      • Rentz is located in Laurens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <1>
  • Pulaski County
    • Hawkinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Milan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • McRae
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Scotland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
    • Lumber City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <1>
  • Turner County
    • Rebecca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler County
    • Alamo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • 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 Rhine, with the one closest to Rhine listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Pineview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pitts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Seville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Rhine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhine.

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

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

  • Rhine City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhine City Cemetery
    • The Rhine City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bay Springs Cemetery
  • Reaves - Bates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves - Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves - Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fair Haven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fair Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fair Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reid Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Studstill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burney Cooper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burney Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burney Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reid Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Rhine had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rhine had a population of 364 people.

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

  • Copeland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Dodge County
  • Abbeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Temperance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
    • Temperance is located in Telfair County
  • Milan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
  • Godwinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
    • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
  • Sibbie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibbie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbie
    • Sibbie is located in Wilcox County
  • China Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
  • Chauncey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amoskeag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
    • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
  • Cobbville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobbville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
  • Cox ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Cox is located in Dodge County
  • Eastman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rochelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Jacksonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Rhine ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhine, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhine.

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 Rhine:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rhine. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Rhine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Rhine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9891, Longitude: -83.2000       In this case, the coordinates for Rhine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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