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 Hickory 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 Hickory 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Hickory Hill is located in Holmes County.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Holmes County: Geneva (AL), Jackson, Walton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Hill:
- Holmes County (The home county of Hickory Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Cerrogordo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Izagora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Bonifay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Esto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Okaloosa County
- Svea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- De Funiak Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Caryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Millers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Chipley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wausau
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ebro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coffee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Central City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Covington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Florala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Dale County (AL)
- Clayhatchee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Geneva County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Black
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Samson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coffee Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chancellor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Scranton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Slocomb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Hill.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory 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 Hickory Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dyson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Broxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forehand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Padgett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <3>
- Ray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Hickory Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Hill, with the one closest to Hickory Hill listed first.
- Cerrogordo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Caryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Izagora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Vaughanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vaughanville is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville
- Eucheeanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
- Bonifay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redbay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redbay is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Geneva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Ealum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ealum is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ealum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Hill.
Newspapers Published in Hickory 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory 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 either 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 Hickory Hill:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Okaloosa County
- Walton County
- Washington County
- Coffee County
- Covington County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hickory Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hickory Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |