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 Zaidee (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 Zaidee. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Zaidee is located in Treutlen 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 Treutlen County: Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs & Wheeler.
Below are the counties that are near Zaidee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zaidee:
- Treutlen County (The home county of Zaidee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Soperton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gillis Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Canoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Canoe is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
- Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
- Metter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Norristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nunez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stillmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swainsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Twin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blundale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Summertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Rockledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lovett is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- East Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
- Rentz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
- Cadwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Tarrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Higgston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Ailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Petross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Alston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Uvalda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Cobbtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Telfair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRae - Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRae
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Toombs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Vidalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rock Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Ohoopee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
- Toombs Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Cedar Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Wheeler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Ochwalkee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zaidee, see our County-by-County Page for Zaidee.
Cemeteries Near Zaidee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zaidee.
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 Zaidee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zaidee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Zaidee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gillis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Zaidee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zaidee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zaidee, with the one closest to Zaidee listed first.
- Kibbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbee
- Covena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covena is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covena
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Higgston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- McGregor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McGregor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- Vidalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nunez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tweed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tweed is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweed
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hatoff ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hatoff is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatoff
- Stillmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swainsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Walkee ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walkee is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkee
- Kite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zaidee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zaidee.
Newspapers Published in Zaidee ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zaidee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zaidee, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zaidee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Zaidee:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Treutlen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Candler County
- Emanuel County
- Johnson County
- Laurens County
- Montgomery County
- Tattnall County
- Telfair County
- Toombs County
- Wheeler 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zaidee) 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 Zaidee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |