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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 Snow Spring (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 Snow Spring. 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 Snow Spring ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Snow Spring: Snow Spg. (or less commonly used: Snow Spng. or Snow Sprng.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Snow Spring is located in Dooly 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 Dooly County: Crisp, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter & Wilcox.

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

  • Dooly County     (The home county of Snow Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Unadilla
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pinehurst
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Byromville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooling
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Lilly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Cochran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Royal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Lee Pope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Zenith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zenith is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • Cordele
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McKenzie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Arabi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • Empire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Elko
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinchfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Kathleen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodard Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Bonaire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stathams Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Warner Robins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Elberta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elberta is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
  • Lee County
    • Chokee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marshallville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglethorpe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ideal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Washington Square
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Miami Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Fort Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Taylors Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
    • Byron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Echeconnee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Echeconnee is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Hawkinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Finleyson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • La Crosse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • Ellaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Andersonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
    • Cobb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • De Soto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leslie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor County
    • Reynolds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Snow Spring, with the one closest to Snow Spring listed first.
    • Pineview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pitts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Worth County
    • Warwick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Snow Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Snow Spring.

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 Snow Spring - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Snow Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Middlebrooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinehurst City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

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

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

  • Unadilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pinehurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Findlay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Findlay is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Elko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Henderson is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Dooling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Byromville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grovania
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grovania is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
  • Vienna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hayneville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayneville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
  • Richwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Tippettville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Barrons Lane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
    • Winchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Winchester is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester

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

Newspapers Published in Snow Spring ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Snow Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Snow Spring, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Snow Spring.

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 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 Snow Spring:

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>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- Snow Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Snow Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.