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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Roddenberry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Roddenberry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roddenberry, please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Roddenberry is historic, it would have been located within present day Thomas 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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:

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Roddenberry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Newark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Dewey City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Ochlocknee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Coolidge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pavo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hansell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Dixie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Barwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Empress
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Quitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fodie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Cairo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Reno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Calvary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Whigham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • Havana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lloyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Waukeenah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lamont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wacissa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Thomas City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Miccosukee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Iamonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Capitola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Bradfordville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Tallahassee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roddenberry, with the one closest to Roddenberry listed first.
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Cherry Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake

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.

  • Roddenberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glasgow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Horne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Carr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Halls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (290 more) ...
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blalock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Texas Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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.

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.

  • Metcalf
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Miccosukee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iamonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Lloyd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Aucilla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Dixie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradfordville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
  • Waukeenah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Patten
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Patten is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Chaires
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chaires is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaires
    • Wacissa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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 62 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 26 miles [41.8 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 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 Roddenberry:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Roddenberry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.