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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 Silverhill (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 Silverhill. 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 Silverhill ...

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.

Another variation: Silver Hill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silverhill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silverhill.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Silverhill is located in Baldwin 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 Baldwin County: Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Escambia (FL).

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

  • Baldwin County     (The home county of Silverhill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverhill, with the one closest to Silverhill listed first.
    • Robertsdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Loxley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Summerdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Marlow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Montrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairhope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Daphne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Foley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Foley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <1>
    • Yupon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Yupon is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
    • Park City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverhill, with the one closest to Silverhill listed first.
    • Mobile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellefontaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Mon Louis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
    • Prichard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chickasaw
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alabama Port
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
    • Theodore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Country Club Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Eight Mile
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Creola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
  • Escambia County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverhill, with the one closest to Silverhill listed first.
    • Muscogee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee
    • Barrineau Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
    • Cantonment
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Beach Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Beach Heights is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach Heights
    • Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Beach is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Beach
    • Perdido Key
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bellview is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
    • Sand Cut ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sand Cut is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
    • Gonzalez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
    • Myrtle Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
    • Quintette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Quintette is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
    • Walnut Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Silverhill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverhill.

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 Silverhill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Silverhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hall Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coopers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Summerdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dyes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belforest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Fairhope Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Rest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Marlow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Rosinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rosinton is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosinton
  • Montrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Daphne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Point Clear
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Bon Secour
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bromley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Gateswood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gateswood is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateswood
  • Josephine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Josephine is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Gasque
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mobile
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cox is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Muscogee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Muscogee is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscogee

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

Newspapers Published in Silverhill ...

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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverhill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silverhill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silverhill.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Silverhill:

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>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 Silverhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silverhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.