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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 Saunders (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 Saunders. 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 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 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.

Saunders is located in Dodge 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 Dodge County: Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler & Wilcox.

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

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Saunders)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chauncey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yonkers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Empire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Rhine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Cochran
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
    • Allentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Cadwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Rentz
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Dublin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Dublin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockledge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ailey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Tarrytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Finleyson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Milan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McRae - Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lumber City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twiggs County
    • Danville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Alamo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>
    • Glenwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ochwalkee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saunders, with the one closest to Saunders listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Saunders ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saunders.

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

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

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ryals Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkerson Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Noles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sun Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniels Gift Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bee Hive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Evans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
  • Godwinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
  • Eastman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chauncey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cox ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cox is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
  • Dempsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dempsey is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
  • Helena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkee ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walkee is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
  • Nameless
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nameless is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
  • Gresston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresston is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresston
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McRae - Helena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae

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

Newspapers Published in Saunders ...

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 Saunders.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saunders, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saunders.

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 Saunders:

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 Saunders, 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- Saunders) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.