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 Commissary 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 Commissary 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.
Name Variations for Commissary Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Commisary Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Commissary Hill is located in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Baker, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Randolph & Terrell.
Below are the counties that are near Commissary Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Commissary Hill:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Commissary Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Baker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Mimsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Hawkinstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Fort Gaines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Decatur County
- Vada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Dougherty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Lake Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
- West Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Dawson Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
- Colonial Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eugemar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
- Relswood Terrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people
- Early County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Douglasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Douglass Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Hentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hentown is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
- Blakely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
- Sawhatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
- Cedar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lee County
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Colquitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Mayhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Boykin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Baconton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Flint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Camilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman County
- Morris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shellman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cuthbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wades
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Seminole County
- Donalsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Clarks Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
- Herod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herod is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sasser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeomans is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
- Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
- Henry County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Shorterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Haleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Houston County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Commissary Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Commissary Hill.
Cemeteries Near Commissary Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Commissary 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 Commissary Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Commissary Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Second Kiokee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Kiokee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Second Kiokee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- The Second Kiokee Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kiokee Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144545 <2>
- Timmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pachitla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Edison.
- The St. Stephen's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stevens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36787 <2>
- Milford Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Milford.
- The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2528482 <2>
- Damascus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Commissary Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Commissary Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Commissary Hill, with the one closest to Commissary Hill listed first.
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dickey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Folks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Folks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mimsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Blakely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colquitt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoggard Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
- Coleman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Commissary Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Commissary Hill.
Newspapers Published in Commissary 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 Commissary Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Commissary Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Commissary 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 Commissary Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baker County
- Clay County
- Decatur County
- Dougherty County
- Early County
- Lee County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Seminole County
- Terrell County
- Henry County
- Houston 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Commissary Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Commissary Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |