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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 Peterson 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 Peterson 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 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.

Peterson Hill is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Calhoun, Clay, Quitman, Stewart, Terrell & Webster.

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

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Peterson Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Cuthbert
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wades
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Coleman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
    • Shellman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Five Points
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Edison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Leary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Holt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Bellville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bellville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
    • Fort Gaines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
    • Bluffton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Bancroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Blakely
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Douglasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Morris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hatcher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Sanford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Lumpkin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Florence is located in Stewart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Omaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Louvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Parrott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Yeomans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
    • Dawson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Herod
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Bronwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sasser
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Olivers Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Olivers Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 230 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Weston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Leveretts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leveretts is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Preston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Eufaula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <1>
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
    • Cotton Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
    • Bakerhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Hawkinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Henry County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Screamer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
    • Shorterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
    • Abbeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Graball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Former names for Graball:
      • Hart's Crossroads
      • Hudspeth's Crossroads
    • Haleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Russell County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peterson Hill, with the one closest to Peterson Hill listed first.
    • Jernigan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
    • Cottonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
    • Loflin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
    • Glenville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville

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

Cemeteries Near Peterson Hill ...

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

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

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

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.<2>

While we didn't find Peterson Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peterson Hill.

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

  • Cuthbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Springvale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Springvale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Coleman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Benevolence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
  • Hatcher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
  • Pecan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pecan is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
  • Shellman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fort Gaines
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Edison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Otho
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
  • Bluffton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Folks ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Folks is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
    • Lumpkin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dickey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey

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

Newspapers Published in Peterson 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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterson Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peterson Hill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peterson 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 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 Peterson 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>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 Peterson Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peterson Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.