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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 Riceboro (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 Riceboro. 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.

Riceboro is located in Liberty 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 Liberty County: Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh & Tattnall.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Riceboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Screven Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
      • Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sunbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fleming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Allenhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthourville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cherokee Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Doe Run Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Flemington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Tupelo Trail
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
    • Hinesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Keller
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
    • Richmond Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort McAllister
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
    • Ellabell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pembroke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • Coffee Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
    • Grubbs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Grubbs is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Montgomery is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,719 people
    • Nicholsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
    • Vernonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vernonburg is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Skidaway Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Skidaway Island is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidaway Island
    • Abercorn Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Abercorn Heights is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercorn Heights
    • Isle of Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
    • Liberty City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty City is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
    • Pooler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Glynn County
    • Altamaha Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Ludowici
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Donald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Shellman Bluff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Townsend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Credit Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
    • Crescent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Valona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Darien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sapelo Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Riceboro, with the one closest to Riceboro listed first.
    • Doctortown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Pendarvis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Jesup
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Riceboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceboro.

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 Riceboro - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Riceboro had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Riceboro had a population of 765 people.

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

  • Dorchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
  • South Newport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Newport is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newport
  • McIntosh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Fleming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Walthourville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Flemington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Keller
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Keller is located in Bryan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
  • Gum Branch
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Burroughs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burroughs is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
  • Ridgeville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Doctortown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
    • Gardi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gardi is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi

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

Newspapers Published in Riceboro ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceboro, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riceboro.

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 either 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 Riceboro:

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 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.
<3>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 Riceboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Riceboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.