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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 Rollinsons Ferry (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 Rollinsons Ferry. 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 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 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.

Rollinsons Ferry is located in Charlton 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 Charlton County: Baker (FL), Nassau (FL), Brantley, Camden & Ware.

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

  • Charlton County     (The home county of Rollinsons Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsons Ferry, with the one closest to Rollinsons Ferry listed first.
    • Saint George
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <2>
    • Traders Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
    • Folkston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Homeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
  • Camden County
    • Greenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
  • Clinch County
    • Fargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Baker County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsons Ferry, with the one closest to Rollinsons Ferry listed first.
    • Taylor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Baker County (FL)
    • Glen Saint Mary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • MacClenny
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sanderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Olustee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia County (FL)
    • McColskey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County (FL)
  • Duval County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsons Ferry, with the one closest to Rollinsons Ferry listed first.
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Duval County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
    • Maxville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Biscayne Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
      • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rollinsons Ferry, with the one closest to Rollinsons Ferry listed first.
    • Bryceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Dyal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Hilliard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Callahan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Boulogne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nassau Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
      • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Rollinsons Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollinsons Ferry.

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

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

  • Moniac Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Boones Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmaus Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • St. George Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Macedonia Independent Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187891 <4>
  • Pringle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pringle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pringle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Conner - Green Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner - Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner - Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Motes Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deep Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Sanderson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornhouse Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

While we didn't find Rollinsons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollinsons Ferry.

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

  • Glen Saint Mary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • MacClenny
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sanderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bryceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Crawford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Baldwin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Duval County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
  • Hilliard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Traders Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Callahan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Boulogne
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Olustee
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Duval County (FL)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Folkston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Columbia County (FL)
    • Mount Carrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carrie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
      • Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in Rollinsons Ferry ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollinsons Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollinsons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollinsons Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rollinsons Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rollinsons Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rollinsons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rollinsons Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rollinsons Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5177, Longitude: -82.2301       In this case, the coordinates for Rollinsons Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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