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 Hillcroft Heights (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 Hillcroft Heights. 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 Hillcroft Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hillcroft Heights: Hillcroft Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Hillcroft Heights is located in Hall 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 Hall County: Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin & White.
Below are the counties that are near Hillcroft Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillcroft Heights:
- Hall County (The home county of Hillcroft Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Chestnut Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blackshear Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Klondike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gainesville Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Westside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Woodbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodbridge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Banks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Maysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Winder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Statham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Free Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Ophir
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Cleveland Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Jefferson Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Pine Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Lumpkin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Dawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- Mountain Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Woods is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,265 people
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Chestatee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Cumming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Franklin County
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Ocee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ocee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
- Johns Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Preston Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
- Lake Union Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
- Alpharetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Rest Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dacula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Oak Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Suwanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Habersham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Raoul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raoul is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Talmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Braselton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoschton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pendergrass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Dry Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arcade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Commerce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Nicholson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Dahlonega
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Planter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Bogart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Overlook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Campton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Nicholasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Split Silk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Between
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Youth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Good Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Leo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillcroft Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Hillcroft Heights.
Cemeteries Near Hillcroft Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillcroft Heights.
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 Hillcroft Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillcroft Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Chestnut Mountain Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Redwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercy Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Candler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Hillcroft Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillcroft Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillcroft Heights, with the one closest to Hillcroft Heights listed first.
- Chestnut Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Candler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- Flowery Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Hoschton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Pond Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pond Fork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Fork
- Jarrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jarrett is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Oscarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Pendergrass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillcroft Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillcroft Heights.
Newspapers Published in Hillcroft Heights ...
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 Hillcroft Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillcroft Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillcroft Heights.
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 Hillcroft Heights:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Hall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Jackson County
- Lumpkin County
- Madison County
- Oconee County
- Walton County
- White 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> | 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 Hillcroft Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillcroft Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |