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 Red 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 Red Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Red Hill is located in Blount 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 Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:
- Blount County (The home county of Red Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Reid's
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Blount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Hayden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- County Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Selfville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Dallas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Adville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Compton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Remlap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Arkadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Black Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Ardell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Hanceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Kimberly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Sayre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Trafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Majestic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Graysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cardiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Crosston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Media
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Argo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Acmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Margaret
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Turnbough Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Saint Clair Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Moody
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Woodland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Creel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Sumiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Sipsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Powellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Dora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Burnwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Yerkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Red Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Burrows Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Arley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Slick Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Red Hill.
Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red 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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- The Little Vine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160589 <2>
- Empire Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Memorial Cemetery is located in Empire.
- The Empire Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Empire Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1442863 <2>
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cain Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillips Freewill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Narl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bibb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrior Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Red Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Sloan
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Arkadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Reid's
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coaldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coaldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Linton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Robbins Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Blount Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Linn Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Linn Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Crossing
- Powellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Bangor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.
Newspapers Published in Red 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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Red Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |