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 Union 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 Union 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 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.
Union Hill is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Union Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Hill:
- Cullman County (The home county of Union Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- South Vinemont
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Vinemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bright Star
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Craig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Highmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Grove Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rodentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Chigger Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Altoona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Nix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Sardis City
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gallant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Howelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Benson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Aspel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Swancott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Owens' Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- English Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Berkley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Triana
(23 miles [37 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
- Big Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Gurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Arab
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Hog Jaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Scant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Eva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lacey's Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valhermoso Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Saint Clair County
- Steele
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Union Hill.
Cemeteries Near Union Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union 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 Union Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Arab.
- The Union Hill First Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hill Cemetery
- New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arab City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arab City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Arab.
- The Arab City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arab Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976876 <2>
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge MB Church Cemetery
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warrior Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (608 more) ...
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Union Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Hill, with the one closest to Union Hill listed first.
- Arab
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Grassy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Baileyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Diamond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oleander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Hill.
Newspapers Published in Union 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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union 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 Union 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 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 Union Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall 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 Union 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |