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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 Tazewell (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 Tazewell. 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 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.

Tazewell is located in Marion County.

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 Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Tazewell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
    • Draneville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Draneville
      • From Tazewell to Draneville
    • Glen Alta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
      • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Alta
      • From Tazewell to Glen Alta
    • Juniper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juniper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
      • Juniper is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Juniper
      • From Tazewell to Juniper
  • Chattahoochee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Ida Vesper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida Vesper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
      • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ida Vesper
      • From Tazewell to Ida Vesper
    • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
      • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
    • Cusseta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Halloca ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halloca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
      • Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Central Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ochillee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochillee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
      • Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
    • Fort Benning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Harris County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Ideal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
      • Ideal is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <1>
    • Oglethorpe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Montezuma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Marshallville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <1>
  • Muscogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Upatoi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upatoi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upatoi
      • Upatoi is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upatoi <1>
    • Midland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Branton Woods
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
      • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
    • Cusseta Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
      • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
    • East Edgewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
      • East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
    • Sunset Terrace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
      • Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
    • Baker Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
      • Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
    • Saint Marys Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
      • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
    • Hilton Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
      • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
    • Wynnton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Schley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Concord
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • La Crosse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Crosse
      • From Tazewell to La Crosse
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <1>
    • Louvale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louvale
      • Louvale is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louvale <1>
    • Lumpkin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Junction City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Talbot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <1>
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Box Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Talbotton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
      • Talbotton is located in Talbot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <1>
    • Prattsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prattsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
      • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Prattsburg
      • From Tazewell to Prattsburg
    • Belleview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Talbot County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belleview
      • From Tazewell to Belleview
    • Woodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Taylor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Mauk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauk
      • Mauk is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauk <1>
    • Norwich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
    • Rupert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <1>
    • Howard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Butler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Reynolds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <1>
    • Carsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Upson County
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Upson County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tazewell, with the one closest to Tazewell listed first.
    • Preston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Webster County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Leveretts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leveretts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leveretts
      • From Tazewell to Leveretts

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

Cemeteries Near Tazewell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tazewell.

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tazewell had a population of 122 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Doyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Doyle is located in Marion County
  • Brantley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Brantley is located in Marion County
  • Putnam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Putnam is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Murrays Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrays Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Crossroads
    • Murrays Crossroads is located in Schley County
  • Zellobee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zellobee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
    • Zellobee is located in Marion County
  • Draneville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
    • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Draneville
    • From Tazewell to Draneville
  • Ellaville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Alta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
    • Glen Alta is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glen Alta
    • From Tazewell to Glen Alta
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
    • Pineville is located in Marion County
  • Juniper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juniper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Juniper
    • From Tazewell to Juniper
  • Ida Vesper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ida Vesper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
    • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ida Vesper
    • From Tazewell to Ida Vesper
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hoggs ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
      • Hoggs is located in Marion County
    • Friendship
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Sumter County
    • Geneva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Tazewell ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tazewell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tazewell, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tazewell.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Tazewell:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tazewell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Tazewell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Tazewell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tazewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3805, Longitude: -84.4405    









 

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