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 Valley Pines (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 Valley Pines. 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.
Valley Pines is located in Peach 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 Peach County: Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Macon & Taylor.
Below are the counties that are near Valley Pines. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Pines:
- Peach County (The home county of Valley Pines)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Fort Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Washington Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Taylors Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Miami Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Lizella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Walden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Bloomfield Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Vinson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Payne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Cross Keys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- East Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Wheeler Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Lee Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Musella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dooly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Dooling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Unadilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byromville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pinehurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warner Robins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodard Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Bonaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kathleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elberta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Clinchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stathams Landing
(18 miles [29 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
- Elko
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Belvedere Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ideal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Culloden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Bolingbroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Smarr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schley County
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sumter County
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Talbot County
- Prattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Rupert
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mauk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Huber
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Dry Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Pines, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Pines.
Cemeteries Near Valley Pines ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Pines.
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 Valley Pines - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Pines covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Ft. Valley Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Willow Lake Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miami Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Diamond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gassick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scattergood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Valley Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Pines.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Pines, with the one closest to Valley Pines listed first.
- Lee Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Roberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrons Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
- Echeconnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Sandy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Kathleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Pines. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Pines.
Newspapers Published in Valley Pines ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Pines.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Pines, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Pines.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Valley Pines:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Peach County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Crawford County
- Dooly County
- Houston County
- Jones County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Schley County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Twiggs County
- Upson 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 Valley Pines, 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- Valley Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |