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 Robinson (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 Robinson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Robinson is located in Taliaferro 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 Taliaferro County: Greene, Hancock, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Warren & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Robinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robinson:
- Taliaferro County (The home county of Robinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crawfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carters Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Chamberlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Glascock County
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Daniel Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Durham Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Union Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swaggy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Gum Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Hamilton Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Buckhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Maxeys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Veribest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Arnoldsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Oconee Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Eatonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Camak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mesena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Lundberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tignall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robinson, see our County-by-County Page for Robinson.
Cemeteries Near Robinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinson.
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 Robinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hugh Moore - King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Low Lot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King - Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Margarets Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McJunkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Robinson had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Crawfordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyneville is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyneville
- Union Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Tyrone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Philomath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Philomath is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philomath
- Veazey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Veazey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Bairdstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bairdstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Ruth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Powelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powelton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powelton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinson.
Newspapers Published in Robinson ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinson.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Robinson:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Taliaferro County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Glascock County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- McDuffie County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Warren County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Robinson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |