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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 Tom (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 Tom. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Tom is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington & Wilkinson.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Tom)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Kite
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Kite is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
    • Adrian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrightsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bulloch County
    • Aaron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Number Ten ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Number Ten is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Midville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Magruder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Magruder is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
    • Rosier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosier is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
    • Vidette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vidette is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Drone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Gough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Candler County
    • Canoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Blundale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
    • Blun
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Blun is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
    • Summertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Swainsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Colemans Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
    • Norristown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Nunez
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stillmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Bartow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Wadley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
    • Moxley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Old Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Louisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Stapletons Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Thrift
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Emmalane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Lovett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
    • Tuckers Crossroad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
    • Rockledge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Dublin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dublin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • Tarrytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Treutlen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Gillis Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
    • Soperton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tom, with the one closest to Tom listed first.
    • Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Riddleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Riddleville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Davisboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tennille
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gardner is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 201 people
    • Oconee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Tom ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tom.

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 Tom - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pollett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Kite.
    • The Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gum Log Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971151 <3>
  • Kersey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsend - Gunn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fortner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moxley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bithynia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • King - Mason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Blundale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lambs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Meeks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

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

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

  • Kite
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <1>
  • Pinetucky ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
  • Pringle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pringle is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Modoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Modoc is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
  • Wadley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
  • Bartow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Swainsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Adrian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wrightsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Covena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Covena is located in Emanuel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
  • Spann
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Spann is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spann
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Moxley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Moxley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
    • Harrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lovett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lovett is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett

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

Newspapers Published in Tom ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tom.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tom, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tom.

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 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 Tom:

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>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- Tom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Tom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.