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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Willingham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Willingham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Willingham, please Contact Us.

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 Willingham (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 Willingham. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Willingham is historic, it would have been located within present day Worth 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 Worth County: Colquitt, Crisp, Dougherty, Lee, Mitchell, Tift & Turner.

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

  • Worth County     (The home county of Willingham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Sylvester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Alfords
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • East Dougherty
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Poulan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sumner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Anderson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Cuffietown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Oakfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Baker County
    • Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Doerun
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Hartsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Norman Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Funston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Moultrie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Arabi
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Cordele
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • McKenzie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Pecan City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Eleanor Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Turner City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Putney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Colonial Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Hinds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
    • Colonial Place
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • Eugemar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Relswood Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Philema
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Palmyra is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Leesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chokee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • De Witt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Baconton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenough
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Sale City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Flint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Pebble City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Cotton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Camilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Cobb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • De Soto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Leslie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Terrell County
    • Sasser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Ty Ty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chula
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Abac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Phillipsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Omega
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Unionville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Willingham, with the one closest to Willingham listed first.
    • Hobby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Sycamore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rebecca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Willingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willingham.

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

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

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

  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Isabella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sikes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • Mt. Holder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkerville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willis 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.

Willingham itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 233 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Isabella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Sylvester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Acree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Acree is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acree
  • Parkerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
  • Poulan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ruark ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruark is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruark
  • Sumner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Doles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Minton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • De Witt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Albany is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
  • Palmyra
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Baconton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Willingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willingham.

Newspapers Published in Willingham ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willingham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willingham, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willingham.

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 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 Willingham:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Willingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Willingham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.