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 Swainsboro (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 Swainsboro. 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.
Swainsboro is located in Emanuel 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 Emanuel County: Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs & Treutlen.
Below are the counties that are near Swainsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swainsboro:
- Emanuel County (The home county of Swainsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Nunez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Twin City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Summertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Colemans Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Aaron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Register
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Midville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Canoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Metter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Wadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bartow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Moxley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Thrift
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Emmalane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Millen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro
(28 miles [45.1 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 Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Kite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Rockledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lovett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Tarrytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Ailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Screven County
- Rocky Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tattnall County
- Cobbtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Toombs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Vidalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lyons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ohoopee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Santa Claus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Treutlen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Gillis Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Soperton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riddleville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swainsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Swainsboro.
Cemeteries Near Swainsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swainsboro.
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 Swainsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swainsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- First Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swainsboro City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawhammock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Youmans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Canoochee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moxley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Flatford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youmans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Swainsboro had a population of 395 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swainsboro had a population of 7,491 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swainsboro, with the one closest to Swainsboro listed first.
- Modoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Nunez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Covena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covena is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
- Canoochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
- Summertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pinetucky ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
- Midville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bartow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pringle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pringle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Kibbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swainsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swainsboro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Swainsboro ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swainsboro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Swainsboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Swainsboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Swainsboro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Swainsboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Swainsboro:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Emanuel County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Laurens County
- Montgomery County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Toombs County
- Treutlen County
- Washington 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> | 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 Swainsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swainsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |