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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 Sandy Bottom (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 Sandy Bottom. 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 and doctors 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.

Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson 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 Atkinson County: Berrien, Clinch, Coffee, Lanier & Ware.

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

  • Atkinson County     (The home county of Sandy Bottom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Axson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pearson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leliaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
    • Willacoochee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Guysie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Ray City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Nashville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Alapaha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Cogdell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Homerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Argyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Du Pont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chauncey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Ernest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Mora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Douglas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nicholls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Oak Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • West Green
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Fruitland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Howell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lowndes County
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Bottom, with the one closest to Sandy Bottom listed first.
    • Millwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Waresboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ruskin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Emerson Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Deenwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Waltertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Winona Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Waycross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

Cemeteries Near Sandy Bottom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Bottom.

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 Sandy Bottom - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Red Bluff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Axson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holmes Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Utah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arabia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kight Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chauncey Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (142 more) ...
    • Tison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Victory Methodist Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Waresboro.
      • The Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Telmore Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188939 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Millwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Homerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Manor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Du Pont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waresboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bickley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Needham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Douglas
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Waltertown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Beach
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Waycross
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Nicholls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Withers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Withers is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
    • Naylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sandy Bottom ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Bottom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Bottom, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy Bottom.

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 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 Sandy Bottom:

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>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- Sandy Bottom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Sandy Bottom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.