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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 Cherokee Hills (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 Cherokee Hills. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Cherokee Hills is located in Coffee 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 Coffee County: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Telfair & Ware.

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

  • Coffee County     (The home county of Cherokee Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Oak Park is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 470 people
    • Douglas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Green
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Broxton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
    • Ambrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Pearson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Leliaton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
    • Axson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Willacoochee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bacon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Guysie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Guysie is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
    • Alma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Coffee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Ben Hill County
    • Fitzgerald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Berrien County
    • Alapaha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch County
    • Cogdell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
  • Irwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Wray
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ocilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Denton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Tallahassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cherokee Hills, with the one closest to Cherokee Hills listed first.
    • Millwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Talmo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Talmo is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
    • Waresboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waltertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waltertown is located in Ware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
      • Waltertown has also been known as:
      • Watertown

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

Cemeteries Near Cherokee Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cherokee Hills.

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 Cherokee Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Douglas City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglas City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Douglas.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33659 <2>
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayfare Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chatterton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Old Wayfare Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ward Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Rocky Pond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grantham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ashley Yoemans Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Douglas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Broxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nicholls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bickley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bickley is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
  • Lax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lax is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lax
  • Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Beach is located in Ware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Millwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Graham
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • China Hill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • China Hill is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Alapaha
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cobbville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Pine Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Lumber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cherokee Hills ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cherokee Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cherokee Hills, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cherokee Hills.

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 Cherokee Hills:

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 Cherokee Hills, 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 from Point A (ie- Cherokee Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.