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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 Sand 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 Sand 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.

Name Variations for Sand Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Sandhill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Sand Hill is located in Brooks 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 Brooks County: Jefferson (FL), Madison (FL), Colquitt, Cook, Lowndes & Thomas.

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

  • Brooks County     (The home county of Sand Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallokas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Barney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Barwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Morven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
    • Fodie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • Dixie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Quitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Empress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Ray City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <2>
    • Nashville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ellenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moultrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
    • Norman Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Park
      • Norman Park is located in Colquitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman Park <2>
    • Funston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Doerun
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnesota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnesota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Cecil
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Adel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenox
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Staunton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staunton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Spence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Hahira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mineola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Barko Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Franklinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklinville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Remerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Valdosta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyattville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Cotton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sale City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sale City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sale City
      • Sale City is located in Mitchell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sale City <2>
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Pavo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Coolidge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Fredonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
    • Dewey City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
    • Thomasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ochlocknee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <2>
    • Hansell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Meigs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Tift County
    • Omega
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Worth County
    • Anderson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sand Hill, with the one closest to Sand Hill listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Cherry Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)

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

Cemeteries Near Sand Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sand 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 Sand Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Henry Clark Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland / Coulter Cemetery
    • The Strickland / Coulter Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colter Cemetery
    • Colter Strickland Cemetery
    • Coulter Cemetery
    • Coulter Family Cemetery
    • Coulter Manning Cemetery
    • Coulter Strickland Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37211 <4>
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Morrison Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Salem MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Beulah Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Caulden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caulden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caulden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Okapilco MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Morven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
    • Morven is located in Brooks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <2>
  • Patten
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
    • Patten is located in Thomas County
  • Dixie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bayboro ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Colquitt County
  • Quitman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moultrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hahira
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chastain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chastain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
  • Ousley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ousley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mineola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Bay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
      • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Thomasville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Sand 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sand Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sand Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sand 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 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 Sand Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sand Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sand 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' (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- Sand Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9849, Longitude: -83.6507       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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