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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 Stevens Crossing (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 Stevens Crossing. 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 Stevens Crossing ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Stevens Crossing: Stevens Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Stevens Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stevens Crossing may originally have been Steven's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stevens Crossing might be written as Steven Crossing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stevens Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stevens Crossing.

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 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 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.

Stevens Crossing is located in Emanuel 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 Emanuel County: Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs & Treutlen.

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

  • Emanuel County     (The home county of Stevens Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Summertown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colemans Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
    • Blun
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blun is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
    • Blundale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
    • Garfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swainsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Twin City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nunez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stillmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Norristown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Aaron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Portal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Midville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Number Ten ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Number Ten is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Magruder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Magruder is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
    • Rosier
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rosier is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
    • Vidette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Vidette is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Drone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Munnerlyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Gough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Thomas Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
    • Waynesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Clair
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Clair is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Canoe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
    • Metter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Wadley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
    • Moxley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Bartow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
    • Zebina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Zebina is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
    • Matthews
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Noah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Noah is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah has also been known as:
      • Noah Station
    • Wrens Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Thrift
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Emmalane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
    • Millen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Perkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Scarboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Kite
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <2>
    • Adrian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrightsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Rocky Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Zeigler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Treutlen County
    • Gillis Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stevens Crossing, with the one closest to Stevens Crossing listed first.
    • Davisboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riddleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Harrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Stevens Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stevens Crossing.

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 Stevens Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Garbutts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Summertown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishops Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Colemans Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherrod Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Midville City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brack Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nasworthy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (283 more) ...
    • Sycamore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Murphree Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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>

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

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

  • Summertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Midville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Modoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Modoc is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Canoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
  • Wadley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <2>
  • Pinetucky ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
  • Garfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Moxley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
  • Swainsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rosier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rosier is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
  • Bartow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Nunez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Drone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people

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

Newspapers Published in Stevens Crossing ...

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 Stevens Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stevens Crossing, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stevens Crossing.

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 Stevens Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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 Stevens Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Stevens Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.