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 Center Hill (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 Center Hill. 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.
Center Hill is located in Cullman County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Center Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Hill:
- Cullman County (The home county of Center Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Hanceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Baileytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- East Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Holly Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Simcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Mountain Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Nectar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Blount Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Hayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deavers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Masseyline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Kimberly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Majestic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Village Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Crosston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Morris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Palmerdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Ayres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Clay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Arab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Pine Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Ruth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Hyatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Eva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hulaco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Florette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Leesdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Cedar Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Briscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hartselle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Argo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Saint Clair Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Creel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Powellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Empire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Burrows Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Sipsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Marylee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Red Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Sumiton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Upshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Center Hill.
Cemeteries Near Center Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Hill.
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 Center Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Center Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethlehem East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laodicea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Curl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pfiel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Center Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
- Walter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Phelan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phelan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Blountsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Holly Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Cullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Hill.
Newspapers Published in Center Hill ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Hill.
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 helpful 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 Center Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Center Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Center Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |