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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sigurd. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sigurd to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sigurd, please Contact Us.

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 Sigurd (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 Sigurd. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sigurd is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Sigurd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sigurd:

  • Dodge County     (The home county of Sigurd)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Chauncey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Plainfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Rhine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yonkers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Empire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Cochran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Kirkland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Tallahassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Cedar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cadwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rentz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dexter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockledge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dublin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Dudley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • East Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ailey
      (24 miles [38.6 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 <2>
    • Tarrytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Uvalda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Alston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Higgston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Petross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Finleyson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
    • Hawkinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Helena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Milan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lumber City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Alamo
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ochwalkee
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Sigurd, with the one closest to Sigurd listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pineview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Sigurd ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sigurd.

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

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

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

  • McMillan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ryals Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrelson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Helena Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkerson Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Grimes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Providence 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.

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

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

  • Cox ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cox is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
  • Chauncey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westbrook ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Westbrook is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • McRae - Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McRae
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Godwinsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Godwinsville is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwinsville
  • Milan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Amoskeag ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Amoskeag is located in Dodge County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoskeag
  • Eastman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Scotland
    (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
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Beehive ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beehive is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Cobbville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Hatoff ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hatoff is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff

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

Newspapers Published in Sigurd ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sigurd.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sigurd, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sigurd.

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 Sigurd:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sigurd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Sigurd) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.