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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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Mars Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mars Hill may originally have been Mar's Hill.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mars Hill might be written as Mar 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mars Hill is located in Cleburne County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleburne County: Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Randolph, Talladega, Carroll (GA), Haralson (GA) & Polk (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Mars Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mars Hill:

  • Cleburne County     (The home county of Mars Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Oak Level
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Level. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
      • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
    • Borden Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Palestine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Cleburne County
    • Fruithurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
      • Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Muscadine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
      • Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
    • Grantley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in Cleburne County
    • Edwardsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
      • Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Ai
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
      • Ai is located in Cleburne County
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
    • Heflin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hightower
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
      • Hightower is located in Cleburne County
    • Ranburne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Dailey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Dailey is located in Calhoun County
    • Abernathy ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
      • Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
    • Piedmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
    • Nances Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
      • Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Calhoun County
    • White Plains
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • White Plains is located in Calhoun County
    • Collins ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Calhoun County
    • Iron City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
    • Merrellton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
      • Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
    • Germania Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
      • Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
    • Choccolocco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
      • Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Tecumseh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
    • Spring Garden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
    • Rock Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
      • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
    • Exie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
      • Exie is located in Cherokee County
    • Coloma ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Coloma is located in Cherokee County
    • Ball Flat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ball Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
      • Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
    • Noah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Cherokee County
    • Ricks ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
      • Ricks is located in Cherokee County
    • Tucker Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
      • Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
    • Moshat
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
      • Moshat is located in Cherokee County
    • Howells Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
      • Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Howells Cross Roads
    • Kirk's Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
      • Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Banner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in Etowah County
    • Ballplay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
      • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
    • Hokes Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
      • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
    • Coato Bend ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
      • Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
    • Hale ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Hale is located in Etowah County
    • Cobb City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
      • Cobb City is located in Etowah County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Randolph County
    • Newell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
      • Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Bartow County (GA)
    • Taylorsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Jake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
      • Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
    • Bowdon Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Zion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Temple
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <4>
    • Bowdon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
      • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
    • Hart Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Carrollton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairlawn Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
      • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
    • Driskolls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Driskolls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
      • Driskolls is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Tyus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
      • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
    • Roopville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roopville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roopville
      • Roopville is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roopville <4>
  • Douglas County (GA)
    • Villa Rica
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Floyd County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Cave Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Brice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
      • Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Silver Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Floyd County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
    • Wax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
      • Wax is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Lindale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Robealou Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robealou Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
      • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
    • Atlanta Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
      • Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Rosemont Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosemont Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
      • Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Coosa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Haralson County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Tallapoosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Felton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Budapest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
      • Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Buchanan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
      • Buchanan is located in Haralson County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
    • Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
    • Bremen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Haralson County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
    • Morgan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Paulding County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Braswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Braswell is located in Paulding County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Hanlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
  • Polk County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.
    • Esom Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Etna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Cedartown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Rockmart
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockmart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockmart
      • Rockmart is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockmart <4>
    • Seney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Aragon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
      • Aragon is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aragon <4>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mars Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Mars Hill.

Cemeteries Near Mars Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mars 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mars Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.

  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steadman Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Littlecreek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlecreek Cemetery
    • The Littlecreek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Little Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • New Canaan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hutching Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutching Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutching Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Edmondson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmondson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmondson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Mars Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mars Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill, with the one closest to Mars Hill listed first.

  • Oak Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Level. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
    • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
  • Coldwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Coldwater is located in Cleburne County
  • Little Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
    • Little Creek is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Poplar Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Poplar Springs is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Muscadine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
    • Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
  • Hooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
    • Hooper is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Palestine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Cleburne County
  • Borden Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
    • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Esom Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenway ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
  • Grantley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
    • Grantley is located in Cleburne County
  • Tallapoosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Dugdown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dugdown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
      • Dugdown is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Felton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Walthrall ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthrall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthrall
      • Walthrall is located in Polk County (GA)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mars Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mars Hill.

Newspapers Published in Mars 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mars Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mars Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mars Hill.

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 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 Mars Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mars Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Mars Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Mars Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mars Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8401, Longitude: -85.3969       In this case, the coordinates for Mars Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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