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 Upper Green 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 Upper Green 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 Upper Green 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.
Another variation: Upper Greenhill.
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 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.
Upper Green Hill is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Upper Green Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Green Hill:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Upper Green Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Belew ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Arkdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Arnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Pruitton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Killen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zip City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Ford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Nitrate City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- South Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Muscle Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Tuscumbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Town Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Edmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Hatton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Lester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lentzville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Elkmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Minor Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Bodenham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Green Field
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Liberty Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Westpoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Busby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Leoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lawrenceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Cypress Inn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Lutts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Green Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Green Hill.
Cemeteries Near Upper Green Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Green 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 Upper Green Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Green Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- New Ground Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cauhorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emaline Stutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (784 more) ...
- McDougal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Upper Green Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Green Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Green Hill, with the one closest to Upper Green Hill listed first.
- Green Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Belew ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Saint Joseph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Wayland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Pruitton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Bailey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Light ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Green Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Green Hill.
Newspapers Published in Upper Green 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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Green Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Green Hill, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Green 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 Upper Green Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne 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 Upper Green 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Green Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |