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 Wrightsboro (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 Wrightsboro. 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 doctors 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.
Wrightsboro is located in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County: Columbia, Jefferson, Lincoln, Richmond, Warren & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Wrightsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wrightsboro:
- McDuffie County (The home county of Wrightsboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Hamilton Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Thomson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Megahee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Burke County
- Keysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Appling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maddox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Sawdust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Evans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Arrow Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Daniel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Durham Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Swaggy Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Gum Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Stapleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wrens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Wrens Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Matthews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Zebina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Loce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Belair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Blythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Bonair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Forest Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Raytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crawfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Carters Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Cadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Jewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Lundberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tignall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rayle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Edgefield County (SC)
- Colliers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- McCormick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wrightsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Wrightsboro.
Cemeteries Near Wrightsboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrightsboro.
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 Wrightsboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wrightsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Wrightsboro Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gentleman's Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rees - Wade - Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ivey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- William Hill Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Winn Oliver AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cloud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Wrightsboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wrightsboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wrightsboro, with the one closest to Wrightsboro listed first.
- Cadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thomson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Boneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Adasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cluese ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cluese is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
- Leathersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Hillman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wrightsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wrightsboro.
Newspapers Published in Wrightsboro ...
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 Wrightsboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wrightsboro, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wrightsboro.
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 Wrightsboro:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to McDuffie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Glascock County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes County
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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> | 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 Wrightsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wrightsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |