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 Sugar 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 Sugar 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 Sugar 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 have occurred.
Another variation: Sugarhill.
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.
Sugar Hill is located in Dooly County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dooly County: Crisp, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Hill:
- Dooly County (The home county of Sugar Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Unadilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Unadilla is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
- Pinehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lilly is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilly <2>
- Byromville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dooling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Bibb County
- Walden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Cochran
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Lee Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Crisp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Lamb Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Town
- Lamb Town is located in Crisp County
- Cordele
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McKenzie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKenzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- McKenzie is located in Crisp County
- Milldale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milldale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Milldale is located in Crisp County
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,704 people
- Dodge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Empire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Yonkers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
- Yonkers is located in Dodge County
- Eastman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Dodge County
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kathleen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
- Kathleen is located in Houston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
- Woodard Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Bonaire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stathams Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stathams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Warner Robins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Marshallville is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <2>
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oglethorpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Miami Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Washington Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Fort Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Taylors Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Echeconnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Hawkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Danville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Sumter County
- Estimated population in 2019: 212 people
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <2>
- Cobb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twiggs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Huber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Pineview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
- Seville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <2>
- Pitts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rochelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <2>
- Abbeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Hill.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Green Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lester Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lester Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Elko.
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elko Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elko Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holmes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of Perry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34589 <5>
- Free Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hayneville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayneville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Means Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Means Lane Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Means Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Snow Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<6>
While we didn't find Sugar Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unadilla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
- Unadilla is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <2>
- Grovania
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grovania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovania
- Grovania is located in Houston County
- Hayneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Hayneville is located in Houston County
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Houston County
- Pinehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Findlay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Findlay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
- Findlay is located in Dooly County
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tippettville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippettville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippettville
- Tippettville is located in Dooly County
- Kathleen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kathleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
- Kathleen is located in Houston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dooling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
- Dooling is located in Dooly County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Byromville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Twiggs County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Hill.
Newspapers Published in Sugar 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Hill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sugar Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Dooly County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Crawford County
- Crisp County
- Dodge County
- Houston County
- Macon County
- Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Sumter County
- Twiggs County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2890, Longitude: -83.6538 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Sugar Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |