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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 Westbrooke (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 Westbrooke. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Westbrooke is located in Bulloch 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 Bulloch County: Bryan, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Jenkins & Screven.

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

  • Bulloch County     (The home county of Westbrooke)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Statesboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Olde Towne
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Eagle Court
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Clito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Register
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Brooklet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Portal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Aaron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • Statesborough
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Pembroke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellabell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Metter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Canoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Effingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Egypt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Guyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
    • Marlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Marlow is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Eden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Garfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Oak Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Claxton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Daisy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hagan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Thrift
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Emmalane
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
    • Millen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Cameron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooperville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Rocky Ford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oliver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Captolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Newington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zeigler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Sylvania
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Tattnall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westbrooke, with the one closest to Westbrooke listed first.
    • Cobbtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
    • Manassas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Reidsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Toombs County
    • Ohoopee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee

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

Cemeteries Near Westbrooke ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westbrooke.

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

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westbrooke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Langston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Akins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Deal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brannen - Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bulloch Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rigdon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brannen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Noahs Ark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Elmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Beasley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clito Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Jimps
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jimps is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
  • Clito
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clito is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
  • Emit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emit is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
  • Enal ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Enal is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
  • Cameron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Blitch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
  • Arcola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcola is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
    • Former name for Ogeechee:
    • Oguchee
  • Halcyondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Halcyondale is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyondale
  • Statesborough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
  • Rocky Ford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oliver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Captolo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Egypt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt

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

Newspapers Published in Westbrooke ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westbrooke.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westbrooke, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westbrooke.

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 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 Westbrooke:

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>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.
<3>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 Westbrooke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Westbrooke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.