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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 Schlatterville (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 Schlatterville. 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.

Schlatterville is located in Brantley 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 Brantley County: Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware & Wayne.

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

  • Brantley County     (The home county of Schlatterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Nahunta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Raybon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Waynesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Popwellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Coffee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Alma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Tarboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • White Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Winokur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Homeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Folkston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Traders Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Argyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Cogdell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Patterson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Offerman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mershon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schlatterville, with the one closest to Schlatterville listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waycross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Deenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Emerson Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Winona Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Jamestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Waltertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Ruskin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Waresboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Talmo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wayne County
    • Screven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • Boulogne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Schlatterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schlatterville.

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

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

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

  • Thift Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Thrift Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ivy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Browns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nunn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<2>

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

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

  • Braganza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Blackshear
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Waycross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Racepond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Nahunta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Needham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Waltertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Patterson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Offerman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Waresboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hortense
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Uptonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Screven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Schlatterville ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schlatterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schlatterville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schlatterville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Schlatterville:

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>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 Schlatterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Schlatterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.