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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Tilley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tilley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tilley, please Contact Us.
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 Tilley (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 Tilley. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Tilley is historic, it would have been located within present day Stewart 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 Stewart County: Barbour (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Quitman, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Tilley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tilley:
- Stewart County (The home county of Tilley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Cusseta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ida Vesper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Central Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Fort Benning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Ochillee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Bellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Glen Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Draneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Baker Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Wades
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Cuthbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Thalean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Parrott
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yeomans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Dawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bronwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Olivers Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Herod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barbour County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Eufaula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Cotton Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Henry County (AL)
- Screamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Jernigan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Loflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Holy Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Oswichee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Pittsview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tilley, see our County-by-County Page for Tilley.
Cemeteries Near Tilley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tilley.
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 Tilley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tilley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- The Elam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elam African-American Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Texas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Texas Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Lumpkin.
- The Texas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Mt. Zion Webster Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2644396 <3>
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Phillip MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Phillip MB Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Lumpkin.
- The St. Phillip MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Phillip's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2587499 <3>
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Tilley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tilley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tilley, with the one closest to Tilley listed first.
- Lumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randall is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Benevolence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benevolence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
- Kimbrough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Louvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leveretts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Cuthbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orletta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orletta is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
- Omaha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatcher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tilley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tilley.
Newspapers Published in Tilley ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tilley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tilley, 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 Tilley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Tilley:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Stewart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chattahoochee County
- Clay County
- Marion County
- Muscogee County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Sumter County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Barbour County
- Henry County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tilley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tilley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |