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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 Three Points (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 Three Points. 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 Three Points ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Points: Three Pts.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Points. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Points.

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 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 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.

Three Points is located in Ware 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 Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

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

  • Ware County     (The home county of Three Points)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Points, with the one closest to Three Points listed first.
    • Ruskin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Emerson Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Deenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Waresboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Waycross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Sunnyside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waltertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Talmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Points, with the one closest to Three Points listed first.
    • Axson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Points, with the one closest to Three Points listed first.
    • Hoboken
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nahunta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Points, with the one closest to Three Points listed first.
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
    • Winokur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
    • Homeland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Points, with the one closest to Three Points listed first.
    • Argyle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cogdell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Chauncey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Homerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ernest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
    • Du Pont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fargo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Echols County
    • Fruitland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Three Points, with the one closest to Three Points listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Patterson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mershon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Three Points ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Points.

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 Three Points - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Suwannee Chapel Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Barner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettle Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crestwood Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Griffis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lott Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waresboro Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazzard Hill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Red Oak Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chauncey Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramah Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Three Points in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Points.

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

  • Glenmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Manor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Needham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Needham is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Waycross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waresboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Braganza
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
  • Waltertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Homerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Millwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Racepond
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
  • Blackshear
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Du Pont
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Bickley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bickley is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
    • Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Beach is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Uptonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville

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

Newspapers Published in Three Points ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Points.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Points, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Points.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Three Points:

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 Three Points, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Three Points) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.