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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Taylors Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Taylors Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Taylors Creek, 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 Taylors Creek (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 Taylors Creek. 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 Taylors Creek ...
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 Taylors Creek: Taylors Crk. (or less commonly used: Taylors Ck. or Taylors Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Taylors Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Taylors Creek may originally have been Taylor's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Creek might be written as Taylor Creek.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Taylors Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylors Creek.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Taylors Creek 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 Taylors Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Creek:
- Liberty County (The home county of Taylors Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Bryan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Fort Stewart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Martin Woods
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Gum Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Doe Run Estates
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Acres
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo Trail
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Pembroke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellabell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Fort McAllister
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Statesborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Hubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Stilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Brooklet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Ogeechee Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pooler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grubbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Coffee Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coffee Bluff is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Bluff
- Liberty City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Nicholsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nicholsonville is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,869 people
- Sharon Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Port Wentworth Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Meldrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow
(27 miles [43.5 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 Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Daisy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Donald
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Townsend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Glennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mendes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Doctortown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Madray Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Jesup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pendarvis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Creek.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Creek.
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 Taylors Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Taylors Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thomas Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Todd - Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Strum Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flemington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elarbee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Luke MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Popples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Poplar Head Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hinesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
Taylors Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Creek, with the one closest to Taylors Creek listed first.
- Gum Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Hinesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flemington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Walthourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pembroke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Ellabell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glennville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dorchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Riceboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Statesborough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Meldrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tison is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Creek.
Newspapers Published in Taylors Creek ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Creek, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylors Creek.
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 Taylors Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Liberty County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Evans County
- Long County
- McIntosh County
- Tattnall County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Taylors Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylors Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |