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Introduction ...

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

We've added Socrates to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Socrates, 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 Socrates (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 Socrates. 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 Socrates is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones & Lamar.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Socrates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Box Ankle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
    • Forsyth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Juliette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <2>
    • Smarr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
      • Smarr is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <2>
    • Russellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • Bolingbroke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Culloden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Lizella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Bibb County
    • Brookhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Payne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in Bibb County
    • Bloomfield Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Macon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinson Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
  • Butts County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Flovilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
      • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <2>
    • Fincherville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Lovejoy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonanza
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
    • Irondale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Musella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
      • Musella is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <2>
    • Knoxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <2>
    • Roberta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberta <2>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Woolsey Woods
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
      • Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
    • Brooks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woolsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Inman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
      • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Keyland Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyland Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
    • Blacksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
    • McDonough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
      • McDonough is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <2>
    • Hampton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Highland Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
    • Whitehouse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Oakwood Manor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Hillsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Calvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Round Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
    • Wayside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • Bradley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • Former name for Clinton:
      • Albany
    • Gray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Goggins
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
    • Liberty Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
    • Barnesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Aldora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Salem Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Mansfield Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Meansville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Zebulon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Williamson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • Concord
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
    • Molena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molena
      • Molena is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molena <2>
    • Lawrences Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Orchard Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
      • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <2>
    • East Griffin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
    • Griffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Experiment
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Side
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
      • Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <2>
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Socrates, with the one closest to Socrates listed first.
    • Yatesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Upson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <2>
    • The Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Rock
      • The Rock is located in Upson County
      • Former name for The Rock:
      • Topeka Junction
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Rock <2>
    • Hannahs Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannahs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
    • Thomaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Upson County
    • Barker Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
    • Sunset Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Upson County

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

Newspapers Published in Socrates ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Socrates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Socrates, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Socrates.

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 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 Socrates:

Cemeteries Near Socrates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Socrates.

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 Socrates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
  • Fambrough Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fambrough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fambrough Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • William F. Johnston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William F. Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William F. Johnston Cemetery
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
  • Crowder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Head Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
  • Continue List   (442 more) ...
    • Manry - Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

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

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

  • High Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
    • High Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Goggins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
    • Goggins is located in Lamar County
    • Goggins has also been known as:
    • Goggans Station
    • Goggans
    • Goggansville
    • Goggins Station
    • Gogginsville
  • Blount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
    • Blount is located in Monroe County
  • Collier
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier
    • Collier is located in Monroe County
  • Elgin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Butts County
  • Towaliga ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaliga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaliga
    • Towaliga is located in Butts County
  • Forsyth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabaniss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabaniss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss
    • Cabaniss is located in Monroe County
  • Maynard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Monroe County
  • Indian Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
  • Brent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
    • Brent is located in Monroe County
  • Cork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
    • Cork is located in Butts County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Flovilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jenkinsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
      • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <2>

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountygeorgia.com/

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

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 Socrates, 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>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.
<4>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- Socrates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Socrates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1346, Longitude: -84.0285       In this case, the coordinates for Socrates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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