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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 Town Bluff Ferry (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 Town Bluff Ferry. 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 Town Bluff Ferry ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Town Bluff Ferry: Town Blf. Ferry (or less commonly used: Town Bluf. Ferry)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

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

  • Jeff Davis County     (The home county of Town Bluff Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Tallahassee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Kirkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Denton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Graham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Baxley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipi
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Surrency
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Alma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Guysie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guysie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Coffee County
    • West Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Green
      • West Green is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Green <2>
  • Emanuel County
    • Oak Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Laurens County
    • Cedar Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Petross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Ailey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
    • Mount Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Higgston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Tarrytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <2>
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <2>
    • Collins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Lumber City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
    • Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McRae - Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • McRae
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Jacksonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
    • Rock Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Toombs Central
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Santa Claus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Vidalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohoopee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
  • Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Wheeler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Town Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Town Bluff Ferry listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ochwalkee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochwalkee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
    • Alamo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Town Bluff Ferry ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Bluff Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Town Bluff Ferry, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Town Bluff Ferry.

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 helpful 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 Town Bluff Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Town Bluff Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Town Bluff Ferry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Moseley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moseley Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
  • Lynn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
  • Rolland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolland Cemetery
  • Old Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Smyrna Cemetery
  • Mobley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mobley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mobley Cemetery
  • Dead River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dead River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dead River Cemetery
  • Conner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conner Cemetery
  • Wilcox andHall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox andHall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox andHall Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Partin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partin Cemetery
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Bazemore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Town Bluff Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Town Bluff Ferry.

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

  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
  • Graham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • English Eddy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Pine Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
  • Lumber City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <2>
  • Prentiss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Appling County
  • Towns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
  • Baxley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ailey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <2>
  • Mount Vernon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • McGregor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
  • Altamaha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Higgston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
    • Wheaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Wheaton is located in Appling County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town Bluff Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Town Bluff Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town Bluff Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9552, Longitude: -82.5132       In this case, the coordinates for Town Bluff Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Town Bluff Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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