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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 Wenona (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 Wenona. 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 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 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.

Wenona is located in Crisp 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 Crisp County: Dooly, Lee, Sumter, Turner, Wilcox & Worth.

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

  • Crisp County     (The home county of Wenona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Cordele
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McKenzie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
    • Arabi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Lamb Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
  • Ben Hill County
    • Abba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lilly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <1>
    • Pinehurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Byromville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <1>
    • Dooling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Turner City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
    • East Towne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
    • Elon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
    • Tompkins Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Houston County
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Arp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
    • Irwinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
      • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Chokee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Philema
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
      • Philema is located in Lee County
    • Leesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Cobb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • De Soto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Leslie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sumter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Americus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Andersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Former name for Andersonville:
      • Anderson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Chula
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Ashburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Rebecca
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Seville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
      • Seville is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
    • Pitts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>
    • Pineview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wenona, with the one closest to Wenona listed first.
    • Warwick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuffietown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Oakfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Worth County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <1>
    • Sylvester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <1>
    • Poulan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <1>
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • East Dougherty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people

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

Cemeteries Near Wenona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wenona.

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

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

  • Arabi - Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arabi - Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arabi - Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Musselwhite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musselwhite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Musselwhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Dorough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorough Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fenn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bay Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Wenona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wenona.

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

  • Cordele
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arabi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
  • Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
    • Seville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <1>
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pitts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cobb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Doles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
    • Doles is located in Worth County
  • Tippettville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippettville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
  • Drayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
  • Chokee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Findlay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findlay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
      • Findlay is located in Dooly County
    • De Soto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Wenona ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wenona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wenona, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wenona.

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 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 Wenona:

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

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

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>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>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.
<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 Wenona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wenona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wenona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9055, Longitude: -83.7668       In this case, the coordinates for Wenona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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