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 Peach Tree 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 Peach Tree 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Peach Tree Hills is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Dale, Geneva, Henry, Jackson (FL), Early (GA) & Seminole (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Peach Tree Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peach Tree Hills:
- Houston County (The home county of Peach Tree Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Tidwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Parish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Rehobeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Cowarts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Webb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keyton's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Merritts Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Elamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Java
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Grimes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Napier Field
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Midland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mabson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Clayhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Fort Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slocomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Scranton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Black
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Chancellor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Coffee Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Headland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Haleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Abbeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Shorterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Pike County
- Tennille
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Esto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Campbellton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jacob City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Early County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Cedar Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Jakin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peach Tree Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Peach Tree Hills.
Cemeteries Near Peach Tree Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peach Tree 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 Peach Tree Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peach Tree Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grimes UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Selma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <2>
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Dothan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckard 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.<3>
While we didn't find Peach Tree Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peach Tree Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peach Tree Hills, with the one closest to Peach Tree Hills listed first.
- Tidwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Midland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Headland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Keyton's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Echo is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fadette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Clayhatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- High Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peach Tree Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peach Tree Hills.
Newspapers Published in Peach Tree 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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peach Tree Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peach Tree Hills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peach Tree 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 websites either 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 Peach Tree Hills:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Henry County
- Pike County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Early 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Peach Tree Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peach Tree Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |