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 Clay 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 Clay 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clay Hill is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Columbia, Elbert, McDuffie, Wilkes & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Clay Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clay Hill:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Clay Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Loce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Appling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kiokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Sawdust
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Snead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grovetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Arrow Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- Daniel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Hamilton Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Thomson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dearing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Megahee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Belair
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Bonair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Barton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- National Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Forest Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Blythe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fairvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Raytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crawfordville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Cadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Mesena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Lundberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tignall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tyrone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Rayle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Abbeville County (SC)
- Calhoun Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- North Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belvedere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Colliers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Edgefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarks Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clay Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Clay Hill.
Cemeteries Near Clay Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clay 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 Clay Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clay Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Old Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierces Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Griffin - Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hogan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zoah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brinkley Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Lincolnton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Cross Roads Congregational Holiness Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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, Clay Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clay Hill, with the one closest to Clay Hill listed first.
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Leathersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Agnes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agnes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Cluese ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cluese is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
- Adasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adasburg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adasburg
- Double Branches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Lincolnton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Appling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Leverett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Metasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metasville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metasville
- Thomson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kiokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clay Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clay Hill.
Newspapers Published in Clay 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clay Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clay 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 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 Clay Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Greene County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes County
- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay 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 Clay Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |