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 Stony 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 Stony 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 Stony 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: Stonyhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony 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 and hospitals 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.
Stony Hill is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Taliaferro & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Stony Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Hill:
- Warren County (The home county of Stony Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mesena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Cadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Keysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Sawdust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Appling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Grovetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Glascock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edge Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Swaggy Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
- Comfort ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Union Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Zebulon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Buckhead ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckhead is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead
- Estimated population in 2019: 183 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Avera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Stapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Wrens Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- Loce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Thomson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Megahee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Dearing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Putnam County
- Oconee Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oconee Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 243 people
- Richmond County
- Blythe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Raytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crawfordville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Carters Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Warthen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davisboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deepstep
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goat Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Tennille
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Lundberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Tyrone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Hill.
Cemeteries Near Stony Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony 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 Stony Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shurley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- Williams - Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jane Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Stony Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stony Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Camak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mesena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bastonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bastonville is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastonville
- Powelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powelton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powelton
- Culverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Culverton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culverton
- Agricola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Agricola is located in Glascock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Barnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Chalker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalker is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalker
- Sharon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Hill.
Newspapers Published in Stony 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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Hill, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony 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 websites either 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 Stony Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Glascock County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Putnam County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Washington County
- Wilkes 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> | 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 Stony 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 from Point A (ie- Stony Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |