Our Genealogy Helper
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 Statesborough (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 Statesborough. 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 and doctors 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.
Statesborough is located in Bulloch County and is the County Seat.
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 Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.
Below are the counties that are near Statesborough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Statesborough:
- Bulloch County (The home county of Statesborough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Brooklet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Eagle Court
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Register
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olde Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Hubert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Leefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Statesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Portal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellabell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Metter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pooler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Port Wentworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Meldrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Guyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Rincon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Bryan Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Fort Stewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Martin Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Flemington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garden Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Hinesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pineview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Doe Run Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Tupelo Trail
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Cherokee Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Long County
- Donald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Cameron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Oliver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cooperville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Newington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Captolo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mendes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Glennville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cobbtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
- Reidsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Toombs County
- Ohoopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Statesborough, see our County-by-County Page for Statesborough.
Cemeteries Near Statesborough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Statesborough.
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 Statesborough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Statesborough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- DeLoach Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- De Loach & Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Waters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Statesborough had a population of 425 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2019, Statesborough had a population of 32,954 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Statesborough, with the one closest to Statesborough listed first.
- Enal ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Jimps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jimps is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
- Ellabell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Eden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meldrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tusculum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tusculum is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
- Clito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Statesborough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Statesborough.
Newspapers Published in Statesborough ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Statesborough.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Statesborough, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Statesborough.
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 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 Statesborough:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bulloch County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Candler County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Evans County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Toombs County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Statesborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Statesborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |