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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 Theodore Heights (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 Theodore Heights. 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 Theodore Heights ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Theodore Heights: Theordore Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Theodore Heights is located in Thomas 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 Thomas County: Jefferson (FL), Leon (FL), Brooks, Colquitt, Grady & Mitchell.

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

  • Thomas County     (The home county of Theodore Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Thomasville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dewey City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Newark
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ochlocknee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hansell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Coolidge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pavo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Meigs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Barwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Quitman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fodie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Empress
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Morven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Barney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Funston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hartsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moultrie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Climax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Attapulgus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Vada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Midway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Woodland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Spence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Reno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Reno is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Whigham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Calvary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Cotton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pelham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pebble City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Sale City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Camilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gadsden County (FL)
    • Havana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <1>
  • Jefferson County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lloyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Aucilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
    • Waukeenah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Leon County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Theodore Heights, with the one closest to Theodore Heights listed first.
    • Iamonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Miccosukee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Bradfordville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Capitola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola

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

Cemeteries Near Theodore Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Theodore Heights.

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 Theodore Heights - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Cemetery #2
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • The Flipper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Cemetery #1
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Peaceful Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beverly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pebble Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<3>

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

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

  • Thomasville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Metcalf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Metcalf is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Ochlocknee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Boston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Patten
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
  • Chastain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
  • Iamonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Aucilla ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aucilla is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Miccosukee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Meigs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Dixie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Monticello
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Bradfordville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Pelham
      (23 miles [37 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 Theodore Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Theodore Heights.

Newspapers Published in Theodore Heights ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Theodore Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Theodore Heights, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Theodore Heights.

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 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 Theodore Heights:

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 Theodore Heights, 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 from Point A (ie- Theodore Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.