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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 Paramore 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 Paramore 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 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.

Paramore Hill is located in Jenkins 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 Jenkins County: Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel & Screven.

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

  • Jenkins County     (The home county of Paramore Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Scarboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
    • Millen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Emmalane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
    • Thrift
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thrift is located in Jenkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
    • Perkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
      • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
    • Aaron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Aaron is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
    • Portal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Statesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Court
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
    • Register
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Leefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
    • Brooklet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Munnerlyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
    • Sardis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Thomas Station is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
    • Midville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Girard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Magruder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Magruder is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
    • Number Ten ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Number Ten is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
      • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
    • Waynesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Drone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Drone is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
    • Rosier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosier is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
    • Vidette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vidette is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Gough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Pulaski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Metter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Canoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Garfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Colemans Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
    • Summertown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Blun is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
    • Stillmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Swainsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blundale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Blundale is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Old Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Wadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
  • Screven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paramore Hill, with the one closest to Paramore Hill listed first.
    • Rocky Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Zeigler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee
    • Sylvania
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hilltonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooperville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Dover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Captolo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Newington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oliver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnwell County (SC)
    • Hattieville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville

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

Cemeteries Near Paramore Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paramore 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 Paramore Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clifton Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sand Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millen City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aycock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelsey Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Horse Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Buckhead Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • Big Horse Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lane Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Rocky Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodcliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodcliff is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcliff
  • Zeigler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zeigler is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogeechee is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
    • Former name for Ogeechee:
    • Oguchee
  • Blitch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blitch is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blitch
  • Goloid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Goloid is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid
  • Bascom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bascom is located in Screven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
  • Garfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Munnerlyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
  • Sylvania
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Canoochee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Canoochee is located in Emanuel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoochee
    • Clito
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Clito is located in Bulloch County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
    • Cameron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people

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

Newspapers Published in Paramore 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paramore Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paramore Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paramore Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Paramore Hill:

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 '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- Paramore 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 Paramore Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.