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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 Spring Branch (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 Spring Branch. 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 Spring Branch ...

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 Spring Branch: Spring Br. (or less commonly used: Spring Brnch.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Spring Branch is located in Appling 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 Appling County: Bacon, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Tattnall, Toombs & Wayne.

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

  • Appling County     (The home county of Spring Branch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Baxley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Phillipi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Graham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Surrency
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Alma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Coffee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
    • Guysie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Nicholls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
      • West Green is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <1>
  • Evans County
    • Bellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Tallahassee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Denton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Kirkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Long County
    • Donald
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Petross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Higgston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Ailey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Mershon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Mendes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Glennville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Collins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Manassas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <1>
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <1>
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
    • Toombs Central
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Rock Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Santa Claus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Ohoopee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Lyons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Charles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
    • Vidalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Odum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Madray Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Branch, with the one closest to Spring Branch listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochwalkee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Branch ...

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

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

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

  • Moody Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the south of Baxley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35419 <5>
  • Appling Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Omega Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Field Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baxley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south of Baxley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35420 <5>
  • Bell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (314 more) ...
    • Deen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • The Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crosby Cemetery
    • Deen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Prentiss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
  • Baxley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
  • Wheaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
  • English Eddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Graham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
  • Altamaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Surrency
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brentwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
  • Tison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • Lumber City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Odum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
      • Ritch is located in Wayne County

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

Newspapers Published in Spring Branch ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Branch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Branch, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Branch.

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 Spring Branch:

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

The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/

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

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>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Spring Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8416, Longitude: -82.3518       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Branch 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.
<6>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 Spring Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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