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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Strain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Strain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Strain, 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 Strain (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 Strain. 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 and doctors 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 Strain is historic, it would have been located within present day Liberty 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 Liberty County: Bryan, Evans, Long, McIntosh & Tattnall.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of Strain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Bryan Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
    • Fort Stewart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trinity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Trinity is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
    • Garden Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
    • Hinesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
    • Pineview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Cherokee Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Doe Run Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Flemington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tupelo Trail
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
      • Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellabell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Statesborough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • New Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Stilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stilson is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
    • Brooklet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Register
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hubert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hubert is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
    • Eagle Court
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Olde Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
  • Candler County
    • Pulaski
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Bloomingdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Ogeechee Farms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
    • Pooler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Eden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meldrim
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Daisy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Claxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Donald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Glennville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mendes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Manassas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Reidsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobbtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
  • Toombs County
    • Ohoopee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strain, with the one closest to Strain listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Doctortown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Jesup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Odum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Strain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strain.

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 Strain - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Todd - Ray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Head Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strum Bay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elarbee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Zion Travel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylors Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (219 more) ...
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Moody Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Thomas Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.

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

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

  • Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
  • Gum Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Glennville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hinesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
  • Walthourville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Statesborough
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • McIntosh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McIntosh is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • Ellabell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Manassas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fleming
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Enal ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Enal is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal

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

Newspapers Published in Strain ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strain, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strain.

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 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 Strain:

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 Strain, 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Strain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.