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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 Roddenberry (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 Roddenberry. 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.

Roddenberry is located in Grady 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 Grady County: Gadsden (FL), Leon (FL), Decatur, Mitchell & Thomas.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Roddenberry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Cairo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Whigham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Woodland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Reno
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Calvary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Hawkinstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mimsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Brooks County
    • Barwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt County
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Climax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Attapulgus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Fowlstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bainbridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Faceville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Brinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Recovery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Miller County
    • Boykin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Pelham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Cotton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Camilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Pebble City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Flint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Sale City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole County
    • Reynoldsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Ochlocknee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewey City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Hansell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Thomasville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Meigs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Coolidge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Havana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
    • Quincy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <1>
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
    • Douglas City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • Lloyd
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Iamonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Bradfordville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Miccosukee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallahassee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Roddenberry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roddenberry.

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

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

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

  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Griffin Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Paulk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sasser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Baggett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cairo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Cemetery
    • The Cairo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cairo City Cemetery
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • Tired Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Whigham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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 Roddenberry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roddenberry.

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

  • Climax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Ochlocknee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Attapulgus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Iamonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Concord
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Meigs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fowlstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pelham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bainbridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Metcalf
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bradfordville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Chastain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chastain is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Scotland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotland is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

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

Newspapers Published in Roddenberry ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roddenberry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roddenberry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roddenberry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roddenberry:

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 Roddenberry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roddenberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.