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 Church 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 Church 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.
Church Hill is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Church Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Church Hill:
- Marion County (The home county of Church Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Draneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Tazewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Juniper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Ida Vesper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Cusseta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Central Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Ochillee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County
- Smithville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Ideal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Cusseta Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Upatoi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Sunset Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Branton Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Wades
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Shellman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cuthbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Ellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- La Crosse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Omaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Thalean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Americus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sumter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Leslie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Box Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Mauk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rupert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Parrott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yeomans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Olivers Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
- Bronwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leveretts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Holy Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Loflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Oswichee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Fort Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Jernigan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Church Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Church Hill.
Cemeteries Near Church Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Church 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 Church Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Church Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh - Marion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowrey Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Preston.
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickett - Shipley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Preston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Avery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Mt. Avery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Church Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Church Hill, with the one closest to Church Hill listed first.
- Hoggs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoggs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
- Draneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Zellobee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zellobee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
- Doyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Renfroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renfroe is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gooseberry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gooseberry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Glen Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Church Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Church Hill.
Newspapers Published in Church 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Church Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Church Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Church 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 Church Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Muscogee County
- Randolph County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Russell 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- Church 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 Church Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |