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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Spooner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spooner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spooner, 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 Spooner (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 Spooner. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Spooner is historic, it would have been located within present day Miller 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 Miller County: Baker, Decatur, Early & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Spooner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spooner:
- Miller County (The home county of Spooner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Mayhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Colquitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Brinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Recovery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Vada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Faceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Fowlstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Climax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Attapulgus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Jakin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Douglass Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Sawhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Blakely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Douglasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Rock Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Bancroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Mitchell County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Donalsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steam Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
- Reynoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Butlers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
- Henry County (AL)
- Haleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ashford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cottonwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cowarts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Webb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <2>
- Gadsden County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Chattahoochee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- River Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- River Junction is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Parramore ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore
- Butler ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Bascom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Two Egg is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Egg
- Malone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sneads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Inwood is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Grand Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spooner, see our County-by-County Page for Spooner.
Cemeteries Near Spooner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spooner.
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 Spooner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spooner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Oak Long Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Live Oak (AME) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
Spooner 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 Spooner, with the one closest to Spooner listed first.
- Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
- Twilight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Twilight is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
- Mayhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Brinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colquitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jakin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eldorendo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
- Cedar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mimsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Recovery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Recovery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
- Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
- Hoggard Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spooner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spooner.
Newspapers Published in Spooner ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spooner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spooner, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spooner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Spooner:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Miller County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Decatur County
- Early County
- Mitchell County
- Seminole County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Gadsden County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Spooner, 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 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spooner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |