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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Wenona is located in Crisp 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 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)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Arabi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Lamb Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
  • Ben Hill County
    • Abba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • 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)
    • 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)
    • Dooling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • 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)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Colonial Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
  • 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)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Irwinville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Philema
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Leesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Pulaski County
    • Finleyson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • 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)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • 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)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Americus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Andersonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • 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)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • 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)
    • Pitts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Owensboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
    • 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)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Oakfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Poulan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • East Dougherty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • 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.

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 Wenona - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Musselwhite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...
    • Dorough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2>

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)
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Tippettville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
  • Drayton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Drayton is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Chokee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chokee is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Findlay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Findlay is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
    • De Soto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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]<3>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wenona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.