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 Colony 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 Colony 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Colony Hill is located in Anderson County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Colony Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colony Hill:
- Anderson County (The home county of Colony Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Anderson Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Homeland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- La France
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Starr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Antreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Level Land
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Lake Secession
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Donalds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lowndesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monterey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Latimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Abbeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Golden Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Lickville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Gantt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Conestee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Dunean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Parker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Mauldin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- City View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Green Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Mount Gallagher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Ekom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Gray Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Fair Play
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walhalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clemson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Norris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Easley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arial
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Six Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Dacusville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Nine Times
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Elbert County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
- Bowman Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bowman Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 808 people
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Dewy Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Gumlog
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Cooleys Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Reed Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Hartwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Flat Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colony Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Colony Hill.
Cemeteries Near Colony Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colony 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 Colony Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colony Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Anderson First Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Silver Brook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eureka Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Le Boon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byrum - LeBoon Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Silver Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McFall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neals Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Colony Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colony Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colony Hill, with the one closest to Colony Hill listed first.
- Varennes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Varennes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varennes
- Mountain Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Belton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Deans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deans is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Piercetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Starr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Storeville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Storeville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville
- Toney Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Williamston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Holland Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland Store is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Store
- Holland Store has also been known as:
- Hollands
- Pelzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iva is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colony Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colony Hill.
Newspapers Published in Colony 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colony Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colony Hill, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colony Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Colony Hill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Elbert County
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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 Colony Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colony Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |