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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 Spring 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 Spring 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Spring Hill is located in Wheeler 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 Wheeler County: Dodge, Jeff Davis, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair & Treutlen.

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

  • Wheeler County     (The home county of Spring Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Alamo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <1>
    • Glenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ochwalkee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Graham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Phillipi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Baxley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • West Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Broxton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Dodge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Chauncey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rhine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Eastman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Tallahassee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
    • Quinn ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
    • Denton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Cedar Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Rockledge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Cadwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rentz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Uvalda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ailey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Petross
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
    • Higgston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Tarrytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Telfair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Scotland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lumber City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McRae - Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McRae
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • McRae is located in Telfair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • Helena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
    • Cedar Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Rock Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Toombs Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Charles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
    • Vidalia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Santa Claus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Treutlen County
    • Soperton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Spring Hill ...

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

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

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

  • Clements Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wooten Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer & Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Purvis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McArthur Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (316 more) ...

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.<2>

While we didn't find Spring Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Hill.

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

  • Towns
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Towns is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towns
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lumber City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McRae - Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • McRae
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McRae is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ailey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
  • Cobbville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Graham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • McGregor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cox ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cox is located in Dodge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Spring Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Hill.

Newspapers Published in Spring 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Hill, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring 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 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 Spring 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>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 Spring Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.