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 Orchard Hills (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 Orchard Hills. 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 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.
Orchard Hills is located in Clayton 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 Clayton County: Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Orchard Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Hills:
- Clayton County (The home county of Orchard Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Jonesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilkshire Estates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkshire Estates is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Rex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irondale is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Dartmouth Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth Estates is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Ellenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayton Ridge is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
- Riverdale Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale Acres is also located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Fincherville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Nelsons Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Brookside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Gordon Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Ivey Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Knox Springs Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Vinings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Furniture City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Mableton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Austell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Clarkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Senoia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Turin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Haralson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bexton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- East Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Gresham Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- Pinehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Panthersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- East Atlanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
- Glenwood Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
- Belvedere Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Pine Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Stonecrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Avondale Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Druid Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Flowers Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Blair Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lithia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Springwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Windwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Douglasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Lafayette Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,339 people
- Blakely Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Franklin Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin Farms is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Farms
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,192 people
- Harp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyland Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- McIntosh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Woolsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Woolsey Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Fayette Villa Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Blair Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Doral Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Biscayne Club
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
- Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
- Plunket Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Hapeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- College Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Wing Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
- Fife
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fort McPherson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Norris Lake Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Mountain Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Stonemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Twin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Danbury Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
- Lilburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berkshire was located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Elmside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
- Norcross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Snellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Stockbridge North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Oakwood Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tunis was located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McDonough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Milner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Salem Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Salem Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Newton Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Porterdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Essex Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Williamson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Conyers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Milstead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Zingara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Sunny Side
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Experiment
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Esmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- East Griffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Griffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walton County
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Hills.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Hills.
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 Orchard Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jonesboro City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Noahs Ark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mundy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carver Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford - Dorsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Branan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Orchard Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Hills, with the one closest to Orchard Hills listed first.
- Jonesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tunis was located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Conley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fay was located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
- Flippen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flippen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippen
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knob was located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Hapeville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Orchard Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Hills.
Newspapers Published in Orchard Hills ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orchard Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orchard Hills, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orchard Hills.
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 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 Orchard Hills:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Clayton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butts County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- DeKalb County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Lamar County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton 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 Orchard Hills, 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' (or 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- Orchard Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |