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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 Twin City (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 Twin City. 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.

Twin City is located in Emanuel 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 Emanuel County: Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs & Treutlen.

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

  • Emanuel County     (The home county of Twin City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Garfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stillmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <1>
    • Swainsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
      • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <1>
    • Blun
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nunez
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <1>
    • Summertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <1>
    • Blundale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Colemans Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Norristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
      • Norristown is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <1>
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Aaron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Portal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Portal is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <1>
    • Register
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <1>
    • New Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Hope
      • From Twin City to New Hope
    • Clito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Court
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Statesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesboro
      • Statesboro is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesboro <1>
    • Olde Towne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Midville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Number Ten ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
      • Number Ten is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Magruder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rosier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Munnerlyn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munnerlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Munnerlyn
      • From Twin City to Munnerlyn
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Canoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
    • Metter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulaski
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Wadley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moxley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jenkins County
  • Johnson County
  • Montgomery County
    • Tarrytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Rocky Ford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <1>
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cooperville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Zeigler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Tattnall County
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin City, with the one closest to Twin City listed first.
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Ohoopee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
    • Vidalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Santa Claus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Treutlen County

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

Cemeteries Near Twin City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin City.

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 Twin City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Twin City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Twin City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roundtree Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundtree Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roundtree Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Canoochee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Canoochee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Canoochee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Noonday Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noonday Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noonday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...

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.<6>

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

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

  • Garfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Canoochee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
    • Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
  • Stillmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
    • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <1>
  • Modoc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
    • Modoc is located in Emanuel County
  • Swainsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
    • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <1>
  • Nunez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
    • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <1>
  • Summertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
    • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <1>
  • Midville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Covena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
    • Covena is located in Emanuel County
  • Rocky Ford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <1>
  • Blitch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blitch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pinetucky ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetucky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
      • Pinetucky is located in Jefferson County
    • Kite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jimps
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jimps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
      • Jimps is located in Bulloch County

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

Newspapers Published in Twin City ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin City, 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 Twin City.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Twin City:

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

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Twin City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5831, Longitude: -82.1552    
<5>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.
<6>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 Twin City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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