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 Springhill (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 Springhill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Springhill is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Rockdale & Walton.
Below are the counties that are near Springhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springhill:
- Newton County (The home county of Springhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Porterdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Salem Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Dixie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- East Wood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Mansfield Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Hub Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Barrow County
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butts County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Fincherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Jenkinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flovilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Rex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ellenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bonanza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Conley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkshire Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkshire Estates is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkshire Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,354 people
- Fox Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Klondike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Pine Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mountain is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,417 people
- Lithonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Redan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- East Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Glen is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinehurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
- Panthersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- Stone Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Blakely Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- Inman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Doral Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Doral Park is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 10,265 people
- Thomasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,518 people
- Blair Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Plunket Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Cabbage Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cabbage Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabbage Town
- Hapeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Peoplestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoplestown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoplestown
- Gwinnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Norris Lake Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
- Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Loganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Snellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stonemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
- Grayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Broxton Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
- Lilburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luxomni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luxomni is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxomni
- Estimated population in 2019: 514 people
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- McDonough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Highland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge North
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Stockbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Calvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar County
- Liberty Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Box Ankle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Juliette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Braswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Bostwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Oconee County
- High Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Conyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milstead is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
- Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
- Lakeview Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Zingara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Sunny Side
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Experiment
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Walton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Social Circle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Between
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Between is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Split Silk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholasville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nicholasville is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,333 people
- Good Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campton is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springhill, see our County-by-County Page for Springhill.
Cemeteries Near Springhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springhill.
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 Springhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Austin Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Bara Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Snapping Shoals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southview Cemetery
- The Southview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington City Cemetery
- New Covington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640575 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lackey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawnwood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Springhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Springhill, with the one closest to Springhill listed first.
- Starrsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starrsville is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrsville
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Almon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Almon is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almon
- Island Shoals ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Island Shoals is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Shoals
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Worthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Alcovy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alcovy is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcovy
- Conyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peeksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Mechanicsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Newborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Social Circle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springhill.
Newspapers Published in Springhill ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springhill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springhill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springhill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barrow County
- Butts County
- Clayton County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Gwinnett County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Oconee County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Walton 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 Springhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Springhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |