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 Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver 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 occur.
Another variation: Silverhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Hill.
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.
Silver Hill is located in Chattooga 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 Chattooga County: Cherokee (AL), DeKalb (AL), Floyd & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Silver Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Hill:
- Chattooga County (The home county of Silver Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Berryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Pennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Zula ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Trion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Menlo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
- Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
- Cloudland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Adairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ligon is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
- Country Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Euharlee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Shellman ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shellman is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellman
- Estimated population in 2019: 933 people
- Stilesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
- Dade County
- Rising Fawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Floyd Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Oreburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Coosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Robealou Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Atlanta Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Plainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hill City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Resaca Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 803 people
- Resaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Soapstick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Sonoraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Seney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Cedartown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Grady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Aragon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Rockmart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Martindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martindale is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
- Bronco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bronco is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
- Estimated population in 2019: 367 people
- LaFayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Cassandra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Crown Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Trickum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Cherokee County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- New Moon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Kirk's Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Gaylesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Blanche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- DeKalb County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Bankhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Alpine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Mentone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Hammondville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Kaolin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Lickskillet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Fort Payne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Douglas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Hill.
Cemeteries Near Silver Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver 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 Silver Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Armuchee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berryton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Alto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Farmersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pennville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Pennville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213995 <2>
- Gamble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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, Silver Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Fouche
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fouche is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouche
- Tidings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tidings is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings
- Orsman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orsman is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsman
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Kartah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kartah is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kartah
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gore is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holland is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lavender
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lavender is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Armuchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zula ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Chattoogaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Floyd Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Hill.
Newspapers Published in Silver 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Silver Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Chattooga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Dade County
- Floyd County
- Gordon County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Silver Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |