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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 Tetlow (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 Tetlow. 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.

Tetlow is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Appling, Brantley, Glynn, Long, McIntosh, Pierce & Tattnall.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Tetlow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Odum
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Madray Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Jesup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Screven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Doctortown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
    • Pendarvis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Surrency
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Baxley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Phillipi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Graham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Coffee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Alma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Guysie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Hortense
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Raybon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Gum Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Walthourville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Allenhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Hinesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pineview is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
      • Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
    • Doe Run Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Fort Stewart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
  • Long County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Donald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Ludowici
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Offerman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mershon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Patterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Blackshear
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tetlow, with the one closest to Tetlow listed first.
    • Glennville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mendes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Midway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Toombs County
    • Toombs Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people

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

Cemeteries Near Tetlow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tetlow.

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

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

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

  • Aspinwall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Odum City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Odum City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Odum.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180916 <2>
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Altamaha Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Surrency.
    • The Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memorial Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960031 <2>
  • Moody - Tillman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody - Tillman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Surrency.
    • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blantons Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35427 <2>
  • Old Ritch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • O'Quinn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Surrency Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (225 more) ...
    • Overstreet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Milikin Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milikin Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milikin Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Surrency.
      • The Milikin Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Milikin Cemetery
      • Milikin Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374626 <2>
    • Morris Still Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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>

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

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

  • Odum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brentwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Surrency
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ritch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ritch is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
  • Jesup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Screven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wheaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Doctortown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
  • Baxley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Offerman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gardi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardi is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
  • Tison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glennville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Patterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Prentiss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Prentiss is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss

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

Newspapers Published in Tetlow ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tetlow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tetlow, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tetlow.

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 Tetlow:

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