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 Sasser (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 Sasser. 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 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.
Sasser is located in Terrell 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 Terrell County: Calhoun, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, Sumter & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Sasser. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sasser:
- Terrell County (The home county of Sasser)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Herod
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bronwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Olivers Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Yeomans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Parrott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Newton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Holt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Leary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Dawson Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugemar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- West Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Hinds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Colonial Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Turner City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Eleanor Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philema
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Chokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Baconton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Wades
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Cuthbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Sumter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Thalean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Americus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Leveretts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Oakfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Dougherty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alfords
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sasser, see our County-by-County Page for Sasser.
Cemeteries Near Sasser ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sasser.
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 Sasser - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sasser covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Chickasawhatchee Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasawhatchee Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huckby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greater Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chickasawhatchee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasawhatchee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kiokee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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, Sasser had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sasser had a population of 257 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sasser, with the one closest to Sasser listed first.
- Armena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Armena is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bronwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cottondale is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Parrott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Folks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Sumter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Leary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruark ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ruark is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sasser. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sasser.
Newspapers Published in Sasser ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sasser.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sasser, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sasser.
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 Sasser:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Terrell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Dougherty County
- Lee County
- Mitchell County
- Randolph County
- Sumter County
- Webster County
- Worth 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 Sasser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sasser) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |