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 Thurston (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 Thurston. 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 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.
Thurston is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Hancock, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Putnam & Taliaferro.
Below are the counties that are near Thurston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thurston:
- Greene County (The home county of Thurston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Greensboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Swaggy Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Daniel Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Baldwin County
- Meriwether
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Chamberlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Winterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Gum Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Shady Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Buckhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bostwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Braswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Newborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- High Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North High Shoals
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Spartan Lane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Overlook Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Maxeys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stephens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Veribest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Oconee Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Eatonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Dennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Resseaus Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crawfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carters Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Raytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Good Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Social Circle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Tyrone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lundberg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thurston, see our County-by-County Page for Thurston.
Cemeteries Near Thurston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thurston.
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 Thurston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thurston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Moores Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greensboro City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Carey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swords Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swords Community Cemetery
- The Swords Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swords Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rowland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (476 more) ...
- Ward Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tolbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Thurston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thurston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thurston, with the one closest to Thurston listed first.
- Greensboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Veazey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Veazey is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazey
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Union Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penfield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Greshamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greshamville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greshamville
- Buckhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Spivey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spivey is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- White Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bairdstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thurston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thurston.
Newspapers Published in Thurston ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thurston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thurston, 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 Thurston.
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 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 Thurston:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Hancock County
- Jasper County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Taliaferro County
- Walton County
- Warren County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Thurston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thurston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |