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Introduction ...

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

We've added Spivey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spivey, 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 Spivey (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 Spivey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Spivey is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones & Morgan.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Spivey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Jefferson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Oconee Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
    • Eatonton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Dennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Dennis is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Resseaus Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Meriwether
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Black Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Black Spring is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Spring
    • Milledgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hardwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brown's Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • The Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
    • Mount Pleasant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Coopers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Comfort ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Comfort is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
    • Greensboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Swaggy Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
    • White Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Siloam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacksonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Durham Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Durham Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
    • Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
    • Daniel Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Gum Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
    • Buckhead ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Buckhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
    • Springfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Springfield is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Sparta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zebulon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Shady Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Calvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hillsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Ethridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ethridge is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Haddock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fortville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
    • Round Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Gray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gray is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Wayside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Buckhead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smyrna is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Madison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rutledge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bostwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Braswell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Braswell is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Newborn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Mansfield Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Hub Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hub Junction is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
  • Oconee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Farmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bishop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Oglethorpe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Maxeys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Stephens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Taliaferro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Crawfordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Carters Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spivey, with the one closest to Spivey listed first.
    • Barnett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Barnett is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Jewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Wilkes County
    • Tyrone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone

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

Cemeteries Near Spivey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spivey.

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

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

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

  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Minnish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery
    • The Greater Bell's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Providence Church Cemetery
  • Kimbrough Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Baugh Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Copelan - Credille Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (463 more) ...
    • Rowland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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.

Spivey itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Eatonton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Liberty is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Ruth ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Veazey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Veazey is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
  • Carey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carey is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
  • Buckhead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Willard is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Nona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nona is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
  • Dennis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
  • Greensboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Godfrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Godfrey is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Note
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Note
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • White Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Siloam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greshamville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Greshamville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshamville

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

Newspapers Published in Spivey ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spivey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spivey, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spivey.

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 websites either 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 Spivey:

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 Spivey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spivey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.