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 Cedar 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 Cedar 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 doctors and 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.
Cedar Hill is located in Dade County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dade County: DeKalb (AL), Jackson (AL), Walker, Hamilton (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Hill:
- Dade County (The home county of Cedar Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Stewart Town
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Rising Fawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cole City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Morganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Blue Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Fort Oglethorpe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Newnan Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Boynton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Dafron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Indian Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Trion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Summerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lyerly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chattanooga Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
- Moons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moons is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Chickamauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flintstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Bronco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- Linwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Trickum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Tunnel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Face
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Cartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Beaty Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kaolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Valley Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henagar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Haynes Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Stevenson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Franklin County (TN)
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hamilton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Lookout Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tiftonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Lake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Milbro Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milbro Heights is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbro Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,834 people
- Valley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Chattanooga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- Ridgedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Ridgeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Brainerd Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Richard City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Orme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Comfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Powells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Hill.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar 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 Cedar Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Payne Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Countess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKaig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cedar Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Rising Fawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ascalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ascalon is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascalon
- New England
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New England is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Cassandra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Cooper Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper Heights is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Heights
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henrys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Henrys is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys
- Morganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cole City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- High Point is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Hill.
Newspapers Published in Cedar 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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cedar Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Dade County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catoosa County
- Chattooga County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 '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- Cedar 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 Cedar Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |