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 Sanders 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 Sanders 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 Sanders 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 occur.
While the name of this community is Sanders Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sanders Hill may originally have been Sander's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sanders Hill might be written as Sander 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Sanders Hill is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Sanders Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sanders Hill:
- Pike County (The home county of Sanders Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mossy Grove Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- McClure Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Tarentum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Wingard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ansley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Elamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Postoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Perote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Inverness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Smuteye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Wilkinstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Pine Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Clintonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- County Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Social Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Luverne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Brantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Rutledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cherokee Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Merrill Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Ariton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Arguta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Skipperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Center Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Grady
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Pine Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Ramer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sanders Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Sanders Hill.
Cemeteries Near Sanders Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sanders 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 Sanders Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sanders Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- William Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sanford - Barron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spillars Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smilie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Henderson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boutwell - Bundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Sanders Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sanders Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sanders Hill, with the one closest to Sanders Hill listed first.
- Little Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Wingard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Patsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patsburg is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsburg
- Ansley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Brundidge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Luverne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bullock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Petrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sanders Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sanders Hill.
Newspapers Published in Sanders 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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sanders Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sanders Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sanders Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sanders Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sanders Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Sanders Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |