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 Georgia (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 Georgia. 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 and 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.
Georgia is located in Lamar County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.
Below are the counties that are near Georgia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgia:
- Lamar County (The home county of Georgia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Direct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Garretts Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Brookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caviness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Toco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Razor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Razor is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
- Ambia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Roxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Ben Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pecan Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Enloe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Lake Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Klondike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Allen Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Allens Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Telephone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Dodd City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Ridings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ridings is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
- Sowells Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Yowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Wolfe City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atoka County (OK)
- Lone Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Wade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yarnaby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
- Bokchito
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Matoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoy is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
- Kemp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Boswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Soper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgia, see our County-by-County Page for Georgia.
Cemeteries Near Georgia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgia.
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 Georgia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pyles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Allen's Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bigsby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Georgia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georgia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgia, with the one closest to Georgia listed first.
- Direct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Maxey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Selfs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
- Monkstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Petty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Emberson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Telephone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lamasco is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Ambia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgia.
Newspapers Published in Georgia ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgia, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgia.
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 websites either 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 Georgia:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Lamar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Fannin County
- Hunt County
- Atoka County
- Bryan County
- Choctaw County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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' (or 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- Georgia) 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 Georgia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |