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 Rossignol 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 Rossignol 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 and 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.
Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chatham County: Bryan, Effingham & Jasper (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Rossignol Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rossignol Hill:
- Chatham County (The home county of Rossignol Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chatham City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Chatham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 382 people
- Alabama Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alabama Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Junction
- Alabama Junction is located in Chatham County
- Sharon Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Carver Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Village
- Carver Village is located in Chatham County
- Florida Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Junction
- Florida Junction is located in Chatham County
- Liberty City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Liberty City is located in Chatham County
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield is located in Chatham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,643 people
- Savannah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
- Union Junction is located in Chatham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,899 people
- Port Wentworth Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Wentworth Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Fort McAllister
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McAllister
- Fort McAllister is located in Bryan County
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keller
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Keller is located in Bryan County
- Ellabell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Bryan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <1>
- Bulloch County
- Hubert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Exley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Meldrim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
- Meldrim is located in Effingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
- Rincon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Rincon is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Guyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haddonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
- Haddonville is located in Effingham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
- Clyo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Two Sisters Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
- Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Fleming
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Bryan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Flemington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Screven Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screven Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Fork
- Screven Fork is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 771 people
- Doe Run Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doe Run Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Fort Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Martin Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Riceboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceboro
- Riceboro is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceboro <1>
- Beaufort County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Hardeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pritchardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Daufuskie Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Okatie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harbour Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Point Comfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Hilton Head Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jasper County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Tillman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rossignol Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rossignol Hill.
Cemeteries Near Rossignol Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rossignol 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rossignol Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Woodville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Savannah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33870 <4>
- Laurel Grove South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove South Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove South Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove South Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (South)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1611134 <4>
- Laurel Grove North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove North Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Grove North Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Laurel Grove North Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Grove Cemetery (North)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34923 <4>
- Colonial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colonial Park Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colonial Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Magnolia Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Waldburgh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldburgh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldburgh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Rossignol Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rossignol Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rossignol Hill, with the one closest to Rossignol Hill listed first.
- Central Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Junction
- Central Junction is located in Chatham County
- Wheat Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Hill
- Wheat Hill is located in Chatham County
- Savannah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monteith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Monteith is located in Chatham County
- Meinhard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meinhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meinhard
- Meinhard is located in Chatham County
- Pooler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
- Pooler is located in Chatham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <1>
- Isle of Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Hope
- Isle of Hope is located in Chatham County
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burroughs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burroughs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs
- Burroughs is located in Chatham County
- Hardeeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meldrim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meldrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meldrim
- Meldrim is located in Effingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meldrim <1>
- Rincon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Rincon is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pritchardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchardville
- Pritchardville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
- Eden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Keller
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Keller is located in Bryan County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rossignol Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rossignol Hill.
Newspapers Published in Rossignol 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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossignol Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rossignol Hill, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rossignol Hill.
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 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 Rossignol Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chatham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Effingham County
- Liberty County
- Beaufort County
- Jasper County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rossignol Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Rossignol Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | 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- Rossignol Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rossignol Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0955, Longitude: -81.1484 In this case, the coordinates for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |