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History · Bemiss

Bemiss’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Bemiss. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Bemiss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is on Georgia State Route 125, 8 miles (13 km) north of the center of Valdosta, the county seat. Per the 2020 census, the population was 8,999.

Half of its homes were built before 2000.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bemiss yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Bemiss

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Bill HicksBill HicksValdosta · 7 miLizz WrightLizz WrightHahira · 10 miThomas RhettThomas RhettValdosta · 7 miBilly Joe RoyalBilly Joe RoyalValdosta · 7 miDomonique SimoneDomonique SimoneValdosta · 7 miRay McKinnonRay McKinnonAdel · 18 mi
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Bemiss, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bemiss is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bemiss has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Crestwood in Valdosta, 6.5 miles away.

Bemiss and the nearest listed places

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CrestwoodBrookwood North Historic DistrictEast End Historic DistrictNorth Patterson Street Historic DistrictFirst Presbyterian ChurchCrescent, The

Closest to Bemiss

CrestwoodValdosta · Building6.5miBrookwood North Historic DistrictValdosta · District6.8miEast End Historic DistrictValdosta · District7.2miNorth Patterson Street Historic DistrictValdosta · District7.3miFirst Presbyterian ChurchValdosta · Building7.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Crestwood’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bemiss?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bemiss’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Valdosta📜 Remerton📜 Ray City📜 Hahira
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