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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 Wilsonville (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 Wilsonville. 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 and doctors 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.

Wilsonville is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Telfair & Ware.

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

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Wilsonville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Nicholls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Broxton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ambrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Phillipi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Axson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pearson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leliaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
    • Willacoochee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Guysie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Coffee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Cogdell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
    • Argyle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Homerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Irwin County
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Denton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Kirkland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Mershon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Blackshear
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsonville, with the one closest to Wilsonville listed first.
    • Talmo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Millwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Waresboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waltertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown
    • Jamestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Deenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Deenwood is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
    • Winona Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Winona Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
    • Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Emerson Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
    • Ruskin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruskin is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
    • Sunnyside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Waycross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Wilsonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilsonville.

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

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

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

  • Teston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Roxie Mae Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bagley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hollis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tanner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Kight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Utah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chatterton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Harrell Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Waresboro.
      • The Telmore Pentacostal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Telmore Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188939 <3>
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Bickley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Nicholls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Millwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Douglas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waresboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waltertown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waltertown is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
    • Waltertown has also been known as:
    • Watertown
  • Broxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenmore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenmore is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Manor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Needham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Needham is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Waycross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Homerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Blackshear
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lax is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax

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

Newspapers Published in Wilsonville ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilsonville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilsonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilsonville:

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