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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 Red 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 Red 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Red Hill is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Banks, Hart, Madison, Stephens & Oconee (SC).

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Red Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Parhams
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Carnesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Aquilla ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Aquilla is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Plainview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Lavonia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gumlog
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
    • Cromers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
    • Canon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Royston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Homer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Bowman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harper
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harper is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Dewy Rose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerville is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Goss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Goss is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Harmony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harmony is located in Elbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Mount Airy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cornelia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Demorest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Tugaloo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
    • Clarkesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Raoul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Gillsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jarrett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jarrett is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
    • Brookton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Clermont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugar Hill is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Bowersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Maretts
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Maretts is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
    • Flat Shoals
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Flat Shoals is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
    • Hartwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Reed Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Reed Creek is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
    • Crawfords Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
    • Cooleys Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
    • Dooleys Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Commerce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicholson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Dry Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Holly Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Pendergrass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Madison Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrison is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Ila
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ila is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ila
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ila <1>
    • Dalton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dalton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
    • Danielsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Planter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Planter is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
    • Comer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Comer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comer <1>
    • Colbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Patterson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Estimated population in 2019: 755 people
    • Hull
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hull is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <1>
    • Carlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lakemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wiley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tiger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Eastanollee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Avalon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carnes Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jarrett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Toccoa Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Leo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nacoochee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Cleveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Anderson County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Price ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Price is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Townville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Andersonville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Andersonville is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Holland Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Holland Store is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
      • Holland Store has also been known as:
      • Hollands
    • Leisure Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Leisure Village is located in Anderson County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
    • La France
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pendleton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
    • Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Fair Play
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
    • Westminster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Battle Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Longcreek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Seneca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Utica is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Walhalla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pickens County (SC)
    • Clemson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clemson is located in Pickens County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...

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

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

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

  • Allens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stowe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Toms Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Moss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Culpepper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Martin Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Confidence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (480 more) ...
    • Hayes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastanollee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Red Hill had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Salubrity ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Salubrity is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salubrity
  • Carnesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Lavonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jewelville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewelville is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
  • Ashland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Cromers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cromers is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Bowersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Arp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arp is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
  • Shoal Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shoal Creek is located in Hart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
  • Erastus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Erastus is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fort Lamar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fort Lamar is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lamar
    • Royston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Airy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Red 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Red 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>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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.