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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 Statenville (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 Statenville. 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 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.

Statenville is located in Echols County and is the County Seat.

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 Echols County: Columbia (FL), Hamilton (FL), Clinch, Lanier & Lowndes.

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

  • Echols County     (The home county of Statenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Potter
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Howell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
    • Fruitland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
  • Berrien County
    • Ray City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <2>
  • Brooks County
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Du Pont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ernest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ernest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
    • Chauncey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Fargo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Homerville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Stockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Lanier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Melrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
    • Lake Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dasher
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Naylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <2>
    • Valdosta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clyattville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Remerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Barko Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Franklinville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Hahira
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Jennings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bakers Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jasper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
    • Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • White Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Leland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Pinetta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Cherry Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Suwannee County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Statenville, with the one closest to Statenville listed first.
    • Rixford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County (FL)
    • Live Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Live Oak is located in Suwannee County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Statenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Statenville.

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

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

  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sasser Landing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sasser Landing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sasser Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nunn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
    • Cow Creek Church Cemetery
    • Wayfare Cemetery
  • White Chimney Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chimney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chimney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wetherington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Sweet Prospect Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Geiger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geiger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geiger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blair Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Statenville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tarver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver
    • Tarver is located in Echols County
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
  • Jennings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Avoca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Hamilton County (FL)
  • Lake Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bakers Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bakers Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
    • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
  • Octahatchee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octahatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octahatchee
    • Octahatchee is located in Hamilton County (FL)
  • Withers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
    • Withers is located in Clinch County
  • Dasher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Jasper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Hamilton County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
  • Naylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
    • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <2>
  • Valdosta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Clyattville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Leland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Marion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County (FL)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Statenville ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Statenville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Statenville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Statenville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Statenville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5> of Statenville.

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 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 Statenville:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Statenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Statenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Statenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7033, Longitude: -83.0276       In this case, the coordinates for Statenville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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