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 Scotts Corner (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 Scotts Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Scotts Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Scotts Corner: Scotts Cor. (or less commonly used: Scotts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Scotts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Corner may originally have been Scott's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Corner might be written as Scott Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Scotts Corner is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Scotts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Corner:
- Burke County (The home county of Scotts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Magruder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Midville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Drone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Gough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomas Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Aaron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Summertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Blundale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Twin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Swainsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nunez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Moxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zebina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Matthews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Noah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Stapletons Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Wrens Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Perkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emmalane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Millen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Scarboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Johnson County
- Kite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Blythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hephzibah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Rocky Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Hilltonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Davisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riddleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Scotts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts Corner.
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 Scotts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Inman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cason - Bynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bark Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murphree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nasworthy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brack Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Midville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32943 <3>
- Bunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Rosier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midville City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Scotts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Midville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Drone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Summertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Wadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Canoochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinetucky ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Bartow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Scotts Corner ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts Corner.
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 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 Scotts Corner:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Scotts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |