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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Terrace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Terrace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Terrace, 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 Terrace (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 Terrace. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Terrace is historic, it would have been located within present day Colquitt 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 Colquitt County: Brooks, Cook, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift & Worth.

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

  • Colquitt County     (The home county of Terrace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Doerun
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Minnesota
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Hartsfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Funston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Moultrie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ellenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hawkinstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Brooks County
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
  • Calhoun County
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Decatur County
    • Vada
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Putney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Eleanor Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Colonial Place
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • Colonial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Turner City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Eugemar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Hinds
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • West Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Spence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
  • Lee County
    • Palmyra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Sale City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pebble City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Greenough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Cotton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Baconton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Camilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pelham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Meigs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hansell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Coolidge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ochlocknee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Pavo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Omega
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ty Ty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Tifton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Abac
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Turner County
    • Hobby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrace, with the one closest to Terrace listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Anderson City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Alfords
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • East Dougherty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Sylvester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Poulan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Terrace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terrace.

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

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

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

  • Sale City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Duncan Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Doerun City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Akridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bridge Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Moultrie.
      • The Live Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Live Oak Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35038 <3>
    • Hancock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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.

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

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

  • Hartsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Parkerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Flint
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Minton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Baconton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • De Witt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Camilla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pelham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Meigs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chastain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sylvester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Willingham ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Willingham is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
    • Acree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Acree is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree

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

Newspapers Published in Terrace ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terrace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terrace, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terrace.

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 Terrace:

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 Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.