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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 Sylvester (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 Sylvester. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Sylvester is located in Worth 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 Worth County: Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Tift & Turner.

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

  • Worth County     (The home county of Sylvester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • Poulan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
    • Sumner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alfords
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • East Dougherty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Liberty Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
    • Bridgeboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuffietown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Oakfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <2>
    • Warwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Berrien County
  • Colquitt County
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • Staunton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staunton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Staunton
      • From Sylvester to Staunton
    • Lenox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • Arabi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • McKenzie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKenzie
      • From Sylvester to McKenzie
    • Cordele
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • Pecan City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
    • Eleanor Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Tompkins Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Turner City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
    • Colonial Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Elon Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Putney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Towne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
    • Hinds
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Place
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
    • Eugemar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eugemar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relswood Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • Irwinville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <2>
    • Arp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mystic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <2>
  • Lee County
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • De Witt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Witt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to De Witt
      • From Sylvester to De Witt
    • Baconton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Sale City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <2>
    • Pebble City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cotton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Camilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
  • Tift County
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sylvester, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
    • Hobby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebecca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Sylvester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sylvester.

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

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sikes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sikes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poulan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poulan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poulan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Isabella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isabella Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isabella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tempy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tempy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tempy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thornhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sumner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (173 more) ...
    • Old Sumner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sumner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Millers Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star 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 Sylvester had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sylvester had a population of 5,690 people.

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

  • Isabella
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
  • Poulan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
    • Poulan is located in Worth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
  • Willingham ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
    • Willingham is located in Worth County
  • Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Parkerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
  • Acree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
  • Doles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
    • Doles is located in Worth County
  • Minton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
    • Minton is located in Worth County
  • Ruark ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
    • Ruark is located in Dougherty County
  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Witt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to De Witt
    • From Sylvester to De Witt
  • Albany
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Baconton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sylvester ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sylvester.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sylvester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sylvester and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sylvester.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Sylvester.

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 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 Sylvester:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sylvester. 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 Sylvester, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sylvester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5305, Longitude: -83.8354       In this case, the coordinates for Sylvester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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