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 Turtle Creek (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 Turtle Creek. 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 Turtle Creek ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Turtle Creek: Turtle Crk. (or less commonly used: Turtle Ck. or Turtle Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Turtle Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turtle Creek.
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 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.
Turtle Creek is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Bibb, Bleckley, Dooly, Macon, Peach, Pulaski & Twiggs.
Below are the counties that are near Turtle Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turtle Creek:
- Houston County (The home county of Turtle Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Warner Robins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonaire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodard Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Stathams Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kathleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elberta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elko
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Walden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Bloomfield Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Brookhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- East Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Lizella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Payne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Lee Pope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Musella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Yonkers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Unadilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dooling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Belvedere Manor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pitts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- James
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Gray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurens County
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Echeconnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Fort Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taylors Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Washington Square
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Pulaski County
- Hawkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- Reynolds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Huber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turtle Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Turtle Creek.
Cemeteries Near Turtle Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turtle Creek.
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 Turtle Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turtle Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Lamar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Cemetery is located in Warner Robins.
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37050 <2>
- Magnolia Park South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tharpe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob W. Pearce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelus Cemetery
- The Wheelus Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Leverett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Magnolia Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Smyrna Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories Cemetery
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Ground Memorial Gardens
- Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365988 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Turtle Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turtle Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turtle Creek, with the one closest to Turtle Creek listed first.
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Heard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Bonaire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kathleen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Echeconnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Sofkee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sofkee is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sofkee
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Westlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Reids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reids is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hayneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hayneville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Grovania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grovania is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turtle Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turtle Creek.
Newspapers Published in Turtle Creek ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turtle Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turtle Creek, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turtle Creek.
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 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 Turtle Creek:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Crawford County
- Dodge County
- Dooly County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Taylor County
- Twiggs County
- Wilkinson 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> | 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 Turtle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Turtle Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |