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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 Waynesville (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 Waynesville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Waynesville is located in Brantley 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 Brantley County: Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Pierce, Ware & Wayne.

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

  • Brantley County     (The home county of Waynesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesville, with the one closest to Waynesville listed first.
    • Popwellville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
    • Nahunta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Raybon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hortense
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoboken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesville, with the one closest to Waynesville listed first.
    • Waverly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tarboro
      • From Waynesville to Tarboro
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Woodbine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <2>
    • Hazlehurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
    • London Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Greenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingsland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <2>
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesville, with the one closest to Waynesville listed first.
    • Winokur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mattox
      • From Waynesville to Mattox
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Homeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Folkston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesville, with the one closest to Waynesville listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Thalmann
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blythe Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shady Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Dock Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Glynco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Groveside Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Altamaha Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunswick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Country Club Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
    • Saint Simon Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Simon Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
      • Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
    • Epworth Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
      • Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
    • Jewtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jewtown
      • From Waynesville to Jewtown
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesville, with the one closest to Waynesville listed first.
    • Darien
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Credit Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Townsend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townsend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
      • Townsend is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <2>
    • Meridian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Doboy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
      • Doboy is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
  • Pierce County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waynesville, with the one closest to Waynesville listed first.
    • Pendarvis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendarvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pendarvis
      • From Waynesville to Pendarvis
    • Screven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesup
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Doctortown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Waynesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waynesville.

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

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

  • Highsmith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highsmith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highsmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiggens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grayham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grayham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grayham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daniels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Homeward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitaker Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitaker Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitaker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • McCool Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCool Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Arnett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Jamaica
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Jamaica is located in Glynn County
  • Nahunta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hortense
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tarboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tarboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tarboro
    • From Waynesville to Tarboro
  • Fancy Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
    • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
  • Pennick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
    • Pennick is located in Glynn County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
  • Dock Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Brunswick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Evelyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
    • Evelyn is located in Glynn County
  • Tompkins
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Waynesville ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waynesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waynesville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waynesville.

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 Waynesville:

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

The official website for Brantley County: www.brantleycounty.org/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Waynesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Waynesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waynesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2293, Longitude: -81.7894    









 

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