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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 Smiley Crossroads (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 Smiley Crossroads. 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 Smiley Crossroads ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Smiley Crossroads: Smiley Xrds.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Smiley Crossroads is located in Long County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Long County: Liberty, McIntosh, Tattnall & Wayne.

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

  • Long County     (The home county of Smiley Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Donald
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
      • Ludowici is located in Long County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <2>
  • Appling County
    • Surrency
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
    • Ellabell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Keller
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Bryan County
  • Bulloch County
    • Statesborough
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Meldrim
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
      • Meldrim is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <2>
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Daisy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Claxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hinesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pineview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Bryan Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
    • Cherokee Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
    • Garden Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Martin Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Allenhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Walthourville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
      • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
    • Doe Run Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Flemington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Townsend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Credit Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
      • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Glennville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Mendes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Manassas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Reidsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Collins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Smiley Crossroads, with the one closest to Smiley Crossroads listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Jesup
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Odum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pendarvis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendarvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
    • Screven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Smiley Crossroads ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smiley Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smiley Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smiley Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smiley Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Smiley Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smiley Crossroads.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Poplar Head Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Head Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
  • Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaps of the Bays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
  • Zion Travel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Travel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Travel Cemetery
  • Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
  • St. Luke MB Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Popples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Popples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Popples Cemetery
  • Pigot Branch MB Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Taylors Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylors Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylors Creek Cemetery
    • Todd - Ray Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd - Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd - Ray Cemetery

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 Smiley Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smiley Crossroads.

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

  • Gum Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
    • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
  • Hinesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Walthourville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthourville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthourville
    • Walthourville is located in Liberty County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,065 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthourville <2>
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
  • Glennville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flemington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Doctortown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctortown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
  • McIntosh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
  • Tison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • Jesup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fleming
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Odum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riceboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
      • Riceboro is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <2>
    • Dorchester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Dorchester is located in Liberty County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smiley Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smiley Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smiley Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8633, Longitude: -81.7671       In this case, the coordinates for Smiley Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Smiley Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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