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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 Mars Hill Crossroads (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 Mars Hill Crossroads. 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 Mars Hill Crossroads ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mars Hill Crossroads: Mars Hill Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Mars Hill Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mars Hill Crossroads may originally have been Mar's Hill Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mars Hill Crossroads might be written as Mar Hill Crossroads.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mars Hill Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mars Hill Crossroads.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Mars Hill Crossroads is located in Dooly 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 Dooly County: Crisp, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter & Wilcox.

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

  • Dooly County     (The home county of Mars Hill Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Pinehurst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Unadilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lilly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Byromville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dooling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Bleckley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Cochran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Royal is located in Bleckley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
  • Crisp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Lamb Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
    • Cordele
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McKenzie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • McKenzie is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • Milldale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Milldale is located in Crisp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
    • Arabi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Empire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Empire is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Eastman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Rhine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Yonkers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Yonkers is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Elko
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Clinchfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Perry is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
    • Kathleen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Woodard Estates
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
    • Bonaire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Stathams Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
  • Irwin County
    • Arp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Arp is located in Irwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Lee County
    • Chokee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Montezuma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglethorpe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshallville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Miami Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Miami Valley is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
    • Washington Square
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Washington Square is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Peach County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Finleyson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Finleyson is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finleyson
    • Hawkinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Danville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Danville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
    • Cobb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • De Soto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leslie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Andersonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
  • Turner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Rebecca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilcox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Pineview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Seville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pitts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbeville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Owensboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.
    • Warwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuffietown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people

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

Cemeteries Near Mars Hill Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mars Hill Crossroads.

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 Mars Hill Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.

  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinehurst City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Mars Hill Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mars Hill Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mars Hill Crossroads, with the one closest to Mars Hill Crossroads listed first.

  • Tippettville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tippettville is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
  • Pinehurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Findlay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Findlay is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Vienna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Unadilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richwood is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Elko
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cordele
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawkinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Byromville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Pitts
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Henderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Henderson is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Grovania
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Grovania is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
    • Hayneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hayneville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville

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

Newspapers Published in Mars Hill Crossroads ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mars Hill Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mars Hill Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mars Hill Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mars Hill Crossroads:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Mars Hill Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mars Hill Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.