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Nearest Communities to Waycross,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Waycross, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Waycross:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Waycross.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Waycross is primarily located in Ware County and is the County Seat. A portion of Waycross extends into Pierce County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Waycross. Of these communities, 78 are located in counties other than Ware County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Waycross (which is Ware County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Waycross

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ware County   (where Waycross resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.warecountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Ware:   Waycross
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waycross   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waycross.
      • Sunnyside
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Deenwood
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Deenwood is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
      • Hebardville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hebardville is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebardville
      • Winona Park
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Emerson Park
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamestown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Astoria
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Astoria is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Needham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Needham is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Wahoma
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wahoma is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoma
      • Waltertown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Waltertown is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
        • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
        • Waltertown has also been known as:
        • Watertown
      • Ruskin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ruskin is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
      • Waresboro
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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        • Skullhead
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Skullhead is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullhead
        • Braganza
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Braganza is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
        • Pine Valley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Pine Valley is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
        • Dixie Union
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Dixie Union is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Union
        • Haywood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Haywood is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
        • Sappville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Sappville is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappville
        • Viviani
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Viviani is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viviani
        • Glenmore
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Glenmore is located in Ware County
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        • Three Points
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Three Points is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
        • Bolen
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Bolen is located in Ware County
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        • Crawley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Crawley is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawley
        • Sand Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Sand Hill is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
        • Hasty
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Hasty is located in Ware County
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        • Talmo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Manor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Crews Crossing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Crews Crossing is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Crossing
        • Fairfax
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Fairfax is located in Ware County
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        • Beach
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Beach is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
        • Hopkins
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Hopkins is located in Ware County
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        • Hinson Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Hinson Crossing is located in Ware County
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        • Millwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Bickley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Bickley is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Atkinson County
  • Bacon County
    • County Website:   https://baconcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Bacon:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waycross   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waycross.
      • Coffee
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lambright
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Lambright is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambright
      • New Lacy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • New Lacy is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lacy
      • Alma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rockingham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Rockingham is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
      • Sessoms
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sessoms is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessoms
      • Guysie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Guysie is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
  • Brantley County
    • County Website:   https://brantleycounty-ga.gov/
    • County Seat for Brantley:   Nahunta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waycross   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waycross.
      • Schlatterville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Schlatterville is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlatterville
      • Hoboken
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fort Mudge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fort Mudge is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mudge
      • Bachlott
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Bachlott is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachlott
      • Burton Terrace
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Burton Terrace is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Terrace
      • Hickox
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Hickox is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickox
      • Nahunta
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Raybon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Raybon is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
        • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
      • Manson ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Manson is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Trudie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Trudie is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudie
      • Prosperity
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Prosperity is located in Brantley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
      • Hortense
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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        • Lulaton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Lulaton is located in Brantley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaton
        • Big Oak
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Big Oak is located in Brantley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak
        • Needmore
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Needmore is located in Brantley County
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        • Atkinson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Atkinson is located in Brantley County
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        • Happy Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Happy Landing is located in Brantley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
  • Camden County
  • Charlton County
    • County Website:   https://charltoncountyga.us/
    • County Seat for Charlton:   Folkston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waycross   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waycross.
      • McLeods Mill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • McLeods Mill is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeods Mill
      • Racepond
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Racepond is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
      • Cypress Siding
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Cypress Siding is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Siding
      • Winokur
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Petersons ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Petersons is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersons
      • Mattox ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Newell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Newell is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Uptonville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
      • Prescott ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Prescott is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Silver Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Hill is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
      • Paxton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Paxton is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Clinch County
    • County Website:   https://clinchcountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Clinch:   Homerville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waycross   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waycross.
      • Argyle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Spooner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Spooner is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
      • Cogdell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Traisville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Traisville is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traisville
      • Jamestown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jamestown is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Midway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Paletree
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Paletree is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletree
      • Mexico Crossing
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Mexico Crossing is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Crossing
      • Homerville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chauncey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
        • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
      • Gillicon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Gillicon is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillicon
      • Vessels Ford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Vessels Ford is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessels Ford
      • Fivemile Still
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Fivemile Still is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still
      • Cutting
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cutting is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
  • Coffee County
  • Pierce County
  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   https://www.waynecountyga.us/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Jesup
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waycross   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waycross.
      • Ritch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Ritch is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritch
      • K'Ville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • K'Ville is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K'Ville
      • O'Neal
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • O'Neal is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
      • Screven
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • McKinnon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • McKinnon is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • Sun Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sun Hill is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waycross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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