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 Vega (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 Vega. 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 and hospitals 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.
Vega is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Lamar, Meriwether, Spalding & Upson.
Below are the counties that are near Vega. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vega:
- Pike County (The home county of Vega)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Meansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zebulon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrences Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Molena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Jenkinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flovilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Lovejoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bonanza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Haralson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Senoia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Turin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bexton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Musella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Foreston Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Harp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Keyland Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Hamptons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harris County
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blacksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Aldora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Barnesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Carrolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Edman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Gay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Betts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Chalybeate Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Mount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harris City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Culloden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Box Ankle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Forsyth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smarr
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bolingbroke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Juliette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Experiment
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sunny Side
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Prattsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Flint Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Talbotton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Carsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Delray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- The Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahs Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Thomaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Lincoln Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Yatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vega, see our County-by-County Page for Vega.
Cemeteries Near Vega ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vega.
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 Vega - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vega covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Mudbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Century Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nazarene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meansville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fincher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock UMC Cemetery
- The Rock UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Rock Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Cheek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zebulon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Vega in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vega.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vega, with the one closest to Vega listed first.
- Meansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- The Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Zebulon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jolly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jolly is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Neal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
- Rover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rover is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beeks is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vega. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vega.
Newspapers Published in Vega ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vega.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vega, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vega.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vega:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- Coweta County
- Crawford County
- Fayette County
- Harris County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Meriwether County
- Monroe County
- Spalding County
- Talbot County
- Taylor 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 Vega, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vega) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |