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 Shingler (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 Shingler. 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 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.
Shingler is located in Worth 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 Worth County: Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Tift & Turner.
Below are the counties that are near Shingler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shingler:
- Worth County (The home county of Shingler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Poulan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sylvester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuffietown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cuffietown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
- Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
- Alfords
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alfords is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
- East Dougherty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Dougherty is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
- Anderson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Liberty Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bridgeboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Hill County
- Abba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Berrien County
- Enigma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colquitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Minnesota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Doerun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Funston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moultrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Colquitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hartsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Staunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Lenox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crisp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Arabi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- McKenzie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- Cordele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Pecan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
- Eleanor Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Tompkins Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Turner City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Colonial Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Elon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Putney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hinds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hinds is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colonial Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Eugemar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Irwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Irwinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Mystic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Philema
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Philema is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chokee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chokee is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Greenough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenough is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
- Sale City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baconton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
- Flint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Cobb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tift County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Ty Ty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Tifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Hobby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobby is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rebecca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Seville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Owensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Pitts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shingler, see our County-by-County Page for Shingler.
Cemeteries Near Shingler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shingler.
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 Shingler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shingler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poulan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Sumner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sikes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Isabella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clements Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Shingler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shingler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shingler, with the one closest to Shingler listed first.
- Sylvester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poulan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Isabella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Isabella is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willingham is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
- Doles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doles is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
- Parkerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerville is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Acree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acree is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
- Minton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Minton is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
- Ruark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruark is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
- Arabi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- De Witt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Irwinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shingler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shingler.
Newspapers Published in Shingler ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shingler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shingler, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shingler.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shingler:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Worth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ben Hill County
- Berrien County
- Colquitt County
- Cook County
- Crisp County
- Dougherty County
- Irwin County
- Lee County
- Mitchell County
- Sumter County
- Tift County
- Turner County
- Wilcox 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> | 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 Shingler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shingler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |