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 Russell 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 Russell 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 Russell 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.
Another variation: Russellhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Russell Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Russell 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Russell Hill is located in Aiken 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 Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Russell Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russell Hill:
- Aiken County (The home county of Russell Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Langley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gloverville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warrenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belvedere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Barnwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Williston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hattieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Snelling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Reynold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reynold is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
- Edgefield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Murphys Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colliers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Johnston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Ridge Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ward
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burke County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Keysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Girard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Lulaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Memory Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Arrow Head
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Fort Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kiokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- National Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Southgate Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fairvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Rockbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Bonair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Fleming Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Gracewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russell Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Russell Hill.
Cemeteries Near Russell Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russell 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 Russell Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russell Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Glover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zubly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galphin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walker Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Hankinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Russell Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russell Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russell Hill, with the one closest to Russell Hill listed first.
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Talatha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Aiken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Roseland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Vaucluse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Cowden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russell Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russell Hill.
Newspapers Published in Russell 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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russell Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russell Hill, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russell 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 Russell Hill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Aiken County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barnwell County
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Richmond 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 Russell 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 from Point A (ie- Russell Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |