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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Red Hill is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
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:
- Marshall 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.
- Askea Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
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- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
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- Bowen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
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- Hyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
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- Street ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Street is located in Marshall County
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- Arab
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
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- Scant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
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- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
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- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
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- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
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- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
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- McLarty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
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- Craig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
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- Clarence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
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- Susan Moore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
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- Huldah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Joppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hanceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- South Vinemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rodentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Geraldine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Chigger Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Cotnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Lakeview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Sardis City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Mountainboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Nix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
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- Egypt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Gallant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Langston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
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- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
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- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Owens' Cross Roads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Big Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Triana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Gurley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lacey's Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valhermoso Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Lacon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Steele
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nixons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bodine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Red Hill had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Sidney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Hyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Street ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Arab
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Grassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Horton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
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 37 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 visit 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 Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 'straight-line' (or 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'. |