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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 Waynesboro (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 Waynesboro. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Waynesboro is located in Burke County and is the County Seat.

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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).

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

  • Burke County     (The home county of Waynesboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Thomas Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Drone
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Munnerlyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Munnerlyn
      • From Waynesboro to Munnerlyn
    • Gough
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Saint Clair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Torbit Station ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Torbit Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
      • Torbit Station is located in Burke County
      • Torbit Station has also been known as:
      • Torbit
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Torbit Station
      • From Waynesboro to Torbit Station
    • Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
      • Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
    • Vidette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rosier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Keysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Girard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Fort Gordon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County
    • Grovetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arrow Head
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Harlem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamkin
      • From Waynesboro to Lamkin
    • Lulaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <3>
    • Sawdust
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Memory Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Colemans Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Summertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Garfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson County
  • Jenkins County
  • McDuffie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Dearing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Megahee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Megahee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
      • Megahee is located in McDuffie County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Hephzibah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • De Bruce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Blythe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gracewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pepperidge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Fleming Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Southgate Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
    • Barton Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County
    • Augusta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Zeigler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Aiken County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesboro, with the one closest to Waynesboro listed first.
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
      • Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Cowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cowden
      • From Waynesboro to Cowden
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kathwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kathwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kathwood
      • From Waynesboro to Kathwood
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Savanna Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savanna Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
      • Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Beech Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Talatha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • North Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Barnwell County (SC)
    • Hattieville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Waynesboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waynesboro.

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

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

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waynesboro had a population of 1,711 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waynesboro had a population of 5,388 people.

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

  • Shell Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
    • Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
  • Drone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
    • Drone is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
  • Munnerlyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Munnerlyn
    • From Waynesboro to Munnerlyn
  • Alexander
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Burke County
  • McBean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
    • McBean is located in Richmond County
  • Saint Clair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gough
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Rosier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hephzibah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sardis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Keysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Girard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Noah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cowden
      • From Waynesboro to Cowden
    • Blythe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Waynesboro ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waynesboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Waynesboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Waynesboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Waynesboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Waynesboro.

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 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 Waynesboro:

The official website for Waynesboro: www.waynesboroga.com/

The official website for Burke County: www.burkecounty-ga.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>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- Waynesboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0900, Longitude: -82.0158    
<7>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 Waynesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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