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Nearest Communities to Sand Hill,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Sand Hill, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Sand Hill:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Sand Hill.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Sand Hill is located in Ware County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ware County: Baker (FL), Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee & Pierce.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 100 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sand Hill. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Ware County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Sand Hill (which is Ware County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Sand Hill

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ware County   (where Sand Hill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.warecountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Ware:   Waycross
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Glenmore
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Glenmore is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Manor
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Three Points
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Three Points is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
      • Pine Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Pine Valley is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
      • Ruskin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ruskin is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,203 people
      • Crews Crossing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Crews Crossing is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Crossing
      • Needham
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Needham is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
      • Wahoma
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Wahoma is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoma
      • Hinson Crossing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Hinson Crossing is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Crossing
      • Sappville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Sappville is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappville
      • Viviani
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Viviani is located in Ware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viviani
      • Hasty
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Hasty is located in Ware County
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        • Waresboro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Emerson Park
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Emerson Park is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Park
        • Fairfax
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Fairfax is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
        • Deenwood
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Deenwood is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
        • Hopkins
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hopkins is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
        • Skullhead
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Skullhead is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullhead
        • Winona Park
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Winona Park is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
        • Millwood
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hebardville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Hebardville is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebardville
        • Waycross
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Astoria
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Astoria is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
        • Talmo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Talmo is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
        • Jamestown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Jamestown is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Sunnyside
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
        • Waltertown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Waltertown is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltertown
          • Estimated population in 2019: 4,115 people
          • Waltertown has also been known as:
          • Watertown
        • Braganza
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Braganza is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
        • Dixie Union
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Dixie Union is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Union
        • Haywood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Haywood is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
        • Bolen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Bolen is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen
        • Crawley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Crawley is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawley
        • Bickley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Bickley is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley
        • Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Beach is located in Ware County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Atkinson County
    • County Website:   https://atkinsoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Atkinson:   Pearson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Sandy Bottom
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sandy Bottom is located in Atkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
      • Axson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Stokesville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Stokesville is located in Atkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Pearson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kirkland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Kirkland is located in Atkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Henderson Still
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Henderson Still is located in Atkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Still
      • Leliaton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
  • Bacon County
    • County Website:   https://baconcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Bacon:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Sessoms
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Sessoms is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessoms
      • Guysie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Guysie is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysie
        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
      • Alma
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Alma is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • Lambright
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lambright is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambright
      • Coffee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Coffee is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Brantley County
  • Charlton County
    • County Website:   https://charltoncountyga.us/
    • County Seat for Charlton:   Folkston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • McLeods Mill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • McLeods Mill is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeods Mill
      • Racepond
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Racepond is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
      • Cypress Siding
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Cypress Siding is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Siding
      • Mattox ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mattox is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Silver Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Hill is located in Charlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Clinch County
    • County Website:   https://clinchcountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Clinch:   Homerville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Argyle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Spooner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Spooner is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
      • Traisville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Traisville is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traisville
      • Midway
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Paletree
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Paletree is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paletree
      • Cogdell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
      • Jamestown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jamestown is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Homerville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mexico Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Mexico Crossing is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Crossing
      • Gillicon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Gillicon is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillicon
      • Fivemile Still
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Fivemile Still is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Still
      • Chauncey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
        • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
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        • Cutting
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Cutting is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting
        • Vessels Ford
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Vessels Ford is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessels Ford
        • Magnolia
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Magnolia is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Eightmile Still
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Eightmile Still is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Still
        • Du Pont
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Williamsburg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Williamsburg is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Ernest
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Ernest is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
        • Colon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Colon is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
        • Sirmans
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Sirmans is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirmans
        • Vickers Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Vickers Crossing is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Crossing
        • Mattox Ford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Mattox Ford is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox Ford
        • Withers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Withers is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
        • Edith
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Edith is located in Clinch County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
        • Fargo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Coffee County
    • County Website:   https://www.coffeecounty-ga.gov/
    • County Seat for Coffee:   Douglas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Wilsonville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Wilsonville is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
      • Nicholls
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Saginaw
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Saginaw is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Chatterton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Chatterton is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
  • Echols County
    • County Website:   https://echolscountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Echols:   Statenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Fruitland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Fruitland is located in Echols County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • New Ford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • New Ford is located in Echols County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ford
      • Starling Ford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Starling Ford is located in Echols County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Ford
      • Haylow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Haylow is located in Echols County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haylow
      • Pineland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pineland is located in Echols County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
  • Lanier County
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   https://piercecountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Blackshear
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Hill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Hill.
      • Homestead
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Homestead is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Youman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Youman is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youman
      • Blackshear
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkersville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Walkersville is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
      • Owen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Owen is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Otter Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Otter Creek is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Mershon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Patterson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sand Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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