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 Zetto (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 Zetto. 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.
Zetto is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Barbour (AL), Henry (AL), Calhoun, Early, Quitman & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Zetto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zetto:
- Clay County (The home county of Zetto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Bellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Baker County
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Leary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Blakely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Sawhatchee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Douglasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Miller County
- Mayhaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hatcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuthbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wades
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Shellman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Barbour County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Eufaula
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cotton Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Dale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Bertha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bertha is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Clopton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Shorterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Screamer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Haleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graball
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Oakey Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Capps
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Barber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barber is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zetto, see our County-by-County Page for Zetto.
Cemeteries Near Zetto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zetto.
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 Zetto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zetto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Judson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant - Neves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Singletary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vilulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ft. Gaines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Zetto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zetto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zetto, with the one closest to Zetto listed first.
- Pecan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Gaines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shorterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Otho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Hardwickburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwickburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
- Blakely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hatcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Cuthbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dickey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Springvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 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 Zetto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zetto.
Newspapers Published in Zetto ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zetto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zetto, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zetto.
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 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 Zetto:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Calhoun County
- Early County
- Miller County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Stewart County
- Terrell County
- Barbour County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Houston 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 Zetto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Zetto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |