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 Forest Hills (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 Forest Hills. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Forest Hills is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills:
- Talladega County (The home county of Forest Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Childersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bon Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Zubers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Winterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Logan Martin Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Mignon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Eastaboga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Bynum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Chilton County
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Millerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Harkins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Stewartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Goodwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dollar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Hissop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Cahaba Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Lola City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- McCombs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Cahaba Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Roper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Weems
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Cook's Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Pell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brompton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Seddon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Woodland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Moody
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Harpersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Sterrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandiver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunavant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Shoal Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Pine Grove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Dunnavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Tallapoosa County
- Hackneyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills.
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 Forest Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Rhoden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoden Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Nicholls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Childersburg City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chancellor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkwright Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Church Cemetery
- The Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arkwright Cemetery
- Baker Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Masters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Childersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zubers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylacauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Rendalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Berney's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Renfroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills.
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 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 Forest Hills:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Chilton County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Tallapoosa 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Forest Hills) 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 Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |