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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 Center 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 Center 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 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.

Center Hill is located in Colquitt County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colquitt County: Brooks, Cook, Mitchell, Thomas, Tift & Worth.

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

  • Colquitt County     (The home county of Center Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Funston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Riverside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Moultrie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnesota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnesota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
    • Doerun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Norman Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <1>
    • Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellenton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Baker County
    • Newton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Barwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Barney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Dixie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Fodie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Adel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lenox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sparks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Staunton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staunton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
    • Cecil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County
    • Vada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Putney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
    • Eleanor Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Spence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Whigham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Cotton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sale City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <1>
    • Pebble City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
    • Pelham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Greenough
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Camilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Flint
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Baconton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Witt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Coolidge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hansell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ochlocknee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
    • Fredonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Pavo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewey City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Thomasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Boston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Omega
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Phillipsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Tift County
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center Hill, with the one closest to Center Hill listed first.
    • Anderson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
    • Bridgeboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
    • Alfords
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfords have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
    • Poulan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poulan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulan
      • Poulan is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <1>
    • East Dougherty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sylvester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Center Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Murphy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridge Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Suncrest Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suncrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suncrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Strong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Ochlocknee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Ochlocknee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Ochlocknee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Line Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (252 more) ...
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Center Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Hill.

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

  • Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
  • Chastain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chastain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
  • Moultrie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartsfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meigs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ochlocknee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
    • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <1>
  • Minton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
    • Minton is located in Worth County
  • Pelham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Patten
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Camilla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Flint
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Parkerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Parkerville is located in Worth County
    • Thomasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Center 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Hill.

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 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 Center Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Center Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Center Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Center Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Center Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1391, Longitude: -83.8980       In this case, the coordinates for Center Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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