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 Flint 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 Flint 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.
Name Variations for Flint Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Flinthill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flint Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flint Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County: Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Flint Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flint Hill:
- Tallapoosa County (The home county of Flint Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Alexander City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Jacksons' Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Hackneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Dadeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Matilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Goldville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Agricola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Blackman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Abanda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Penton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Red Level
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Chapel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Clackville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boyds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Hollins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Motley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Mellow Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Harkins Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Chambers Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Cragford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Erin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Fishpond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Kellyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Cottage Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Equality
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pentonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Stewartville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Irma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Seman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Eclectic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Claud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Tallassee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Titus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Roxana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Liberty City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Notasulga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Almond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Peavy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Oldfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sylacauga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Gantts Quarry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Mignon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Comerdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Rendalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Zubers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flint Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Flint Hill.
Cemeteries Near Flint Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flint 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 Flint Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flint Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carver Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy - Christian - Sasser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seleta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farrow Dennis Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Flint Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flint Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flint Hill, with the one closest to Flint Hill listed first.
- Alexander City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Island Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Jacksons' Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tohopeka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
- Kellyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Hackneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Dadeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Zana ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zana is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Kowaliga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flint Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flint Hill.
Newspapers Published in Flint 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flint Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flint Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flint Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Flint Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Randolph County
- Talladega 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 Flint 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flint Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |