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 Thrift (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 Thrift. 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 and hospitals 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.
Thrift is located in Jenkins 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 Jenkins County: Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel & Screven.
Below are the counties that are near Thrift. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thrift:
- Jenkins County (The home county of Thrift)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Emmalane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Millen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Perkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Aaron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clito
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Statesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Court
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Olde Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Register
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Midville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Number Ten ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Number Ten is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
- Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
- Munnerlyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Magruder
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Thomas Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Rosier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Drone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Canoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Metter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Colemans Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Swainsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Stillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nunez
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Bartow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson County
- Kite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Rocky Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Zeigler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Cooperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Hilltonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Captolo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Millhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Tattnall County
- Cobbtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
- Treutlen County
- Gillis Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thrift, see our County-by-County Page for Thrift.
Cemeteries Near Thrift ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thrift.
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 Thrift - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thrift covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wiggens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Noonday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Paynes Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Thrift in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thrift.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thrift, with the one closest to Thrift listed first.
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canoochee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
- Rocky Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Midville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Swainsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blitch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blitch is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Woodcliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Munnerlyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Zeigler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clito
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thrift. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thrift.
Newspapers Published in Thrift ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thrift.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thrift, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thrift.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Thrift:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Jenkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Candler County
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Treutlen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 '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- Thrift) 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 Thrift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |