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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 Worth (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 Worth. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Worth is located in Turner 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 Turner County: Ben Hill, Crisp, Irwin, Tift, Wilcox & Worth.

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

  • Turner County     (The home county of Worth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Ashburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hobby is located in Turner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
      • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
    • Rebecca
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ben Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Abba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
    • Fitzgerald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Arabi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McKenzie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Cordele
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamb Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Vienna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lilly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Turner City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
    • Eleanor Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Pecan City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Tompkins Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Colonial Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • Hinds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Arp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
    • Irwinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mystic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocilla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Philema
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Philema is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philema
    • Chokee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Leesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pulaski County
    • Finleyson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Cobb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • De Soto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Leslie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Chula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Abac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Unionville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Omega
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Seville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pitts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Abbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Worth, with the one closest to Worth listed first.
    • Cuffietown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
    • Warwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sumner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Poulan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sylvester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Alfords
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • East Dougherty
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Anderson City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Bridgeboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Worth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Worth.

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

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

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

  • Green Branch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Whiddon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Widdons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sumners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dakota Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bay Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rainey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Rocky Mount Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Hill 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.<3>

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

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

  • Arabi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Doles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Doles is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
  • Cordele
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pitts
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Warwick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Isabella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Sumner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sylvester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poulan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Abba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Irwinville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Willingham ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Willingham is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham
    • Richwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Richwood is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood

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

Newspapers Published in Worth ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Worth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Worth, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Worth.

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 Worth:

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 Worth, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Worth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.