Our Genealogy Helper
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 Wilsons Store (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 Wilsons Store. 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.
Name Variations for Wilsons Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Wilsons Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wilsons Store may originally have been Wilson's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wilsons Store might be written as Wilson Store.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wilsons Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilsons Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Wilsons Store is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Wilsons Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilsons Store:
- Burke County (The home county of Wilsons Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Munnerlyn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Thomas Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Magruder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Rosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Aaron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Kites Spur ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
- Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
- Portal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Twin City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blundale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Moxley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Noah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Wrens Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Perkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emmalane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Scarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Thrift
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Hephzibah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- De Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Blythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gracewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Hilltonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Zeigler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Rocky Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Cooperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Kathwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Allendale County (SC)
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barnwell County (SC)
- Hattieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilsons Store, see our County-by-County Page for Wilsons Store.
Cemeteries Near Wilsons Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilsons Store.
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 Wilsons Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilsons Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawtonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Habersham Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gray Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Buckhead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alexander Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Wilsons Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilsons Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Store, with the one closest to Wilsons Store listed first.
- Munnerlyn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Alexander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Shell Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Rosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Woodcliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodcliff is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zeigler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Bascom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
- Saint Clair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilsons Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilsons Store.
Newspapers Published in Wilsons Store ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsons Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilsons Store, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilsons Store.
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 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 Wilsons Store:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Emanuel County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Allendale County
- Barnwell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsons Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Wilsons Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |