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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Silver Hill is located in Scotland County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scotland County: Hoke, Richmond, Robeson & Marlboro (SC).
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:
- Scotland 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.
- Richmond Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- East Laurinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lilesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McFarlan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Morven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hope Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Bowmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Ashley Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Raeford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Dundarrach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Rockfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Silver Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Foxfire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Pinehurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southern Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylortown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Jackson Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- West End
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whispering Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Seven Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Marston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Steen Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hoffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Ghio Scholl Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Dobbins Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- East Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Honey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Yates Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Robeson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Maxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Red Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Red Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Shannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Philadelphus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Raemon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Pates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Elrod
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- Cheraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Minturn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Little Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- McColl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Tatum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Clio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <1>
- Bennettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blenheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
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.
- McNeill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Livingston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wrights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McFarland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rachel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malloy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Silver Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silver Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Hill, with the one closest to Silver Hill listed first.
- Hoffman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Maxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floral College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floral College is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral College
- Hamlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Wakulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- McColl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinebluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roberdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Rockingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osborne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Osborne is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
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 64 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Scotland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Cumberland County
- Hoke County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Chesterfield County
- Dillon County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Silver Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |