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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 Teeterville (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 Teeterville. 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 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.

Teeterville is located in Lanier 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 Lanier County: Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Echols & Lowndes.

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

  • Lanier County     (The home county of Teeterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stockton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Willacoochee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leliaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
    • Pearson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Axson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Ray City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nashville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Alapaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Enigma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Barney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Morven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fodie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Du Pont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Homerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cogdell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Argyle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chauncey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
  • Coffee County
    • Mora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Ellenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Cecil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Adel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lenox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Staunton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Howell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Fruitland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Statenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Franklinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Naylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hahira
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barko Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Shiloh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Valdosta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Remerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Dasher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Lake Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clyattville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Teeterville, with the one closest to Teeterville listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ware County

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

Cemeteries Near Teeterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Teeterville.

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

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

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

  • Avera Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hendley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John MB Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gaskins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Money Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Baskins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Nashville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Naylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hahira
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Adel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Du Pont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Alapaha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Valdosta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Lenox
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Withers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Withers is located in Clinch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Enigma
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Morven
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Homerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Lax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lax is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
    • Dasher
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people

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

Newspapers Published in Teeterville ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Teeterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Teeterville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Teeterville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Teeterville:

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 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.
<3>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 Teeterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Teeterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.