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 Pine 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 Pine 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pine Hills is located in Oconee 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 Oconee County: Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oglethorpe & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Hills:
- Oconee County (The home county of Pine Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Marshall Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people
- Watkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spartan Lane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 people
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
- Overlook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
- Eastville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North High Shoals is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Osceola Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola Village is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Village
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Statham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carl is located in Barrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Chamberlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
- Cedar Shoals Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
- Lexington Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
- Jefferson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
- Cleveland Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
- Elbert County
- Bowman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- Cromers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cromers is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Scull Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scull Shoals is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Shoals
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Greensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Union Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Daniel Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Attica is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Talasee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Talasee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
- Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
- Nicholson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arcade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arcade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Commerce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
- Hoschton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pendergrass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braselton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
- Colbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Planter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Planter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danielsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ila
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Madison Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
- Former name for Madison Springs:
- Alexanderville
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Bostwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Smyrna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Buckhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Hub Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Newborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oglethorpe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Cherokee Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Corner is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Corner
- Arnoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maxeys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Veribest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Veribest is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest
- Estimated population in 2019: 124 people
- Palmetto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Putnam County
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Carters Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Campton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Nicholasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Social Circle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Between
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Jersey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Split Silk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Youth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Rayle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Hills.
Cemeteries Near Pine Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine 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 Pine Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Veal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hardigree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bearden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (483 more) ...
- Big Creek Hardshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Pine Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Hills, with the one closest to Pine Hills listed first.
- Elder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Watkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Oglethorpe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Winterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eastville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eastville is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maxeys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bostwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Hills.
Newspapers Published in Pine 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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Hills, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Hills.
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 Pine Hills:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Oconee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Clarke County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Newton County
- Oglethorpe County
- Putnam County
- Taliaferro County
- Walton County
- Wilkes 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 Pine 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |