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 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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Hill is located in Maury County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hill:
- Maury County (The home county of Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Philadelphia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Leftwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Culleoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Broadview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Carters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carters Creek is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Creek
- Ben ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Ashwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Scotts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Shelbyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bufords
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Trigg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Campbellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Olivet
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Powell Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Weakley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bodenham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Duck River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Primm Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Littlelot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Swan Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Graytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Webber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- New Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Park Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Hughey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Cochran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cornersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orrs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Allisona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Snell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Spring Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Duplex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Thompson's Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Burwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Harpeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Peytonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- College Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Leipers Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Hill.
Cemeteries Near Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Lancaster-Kerr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dillehay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillehay Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillehay Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11359 <2>
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davidson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Davidson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11193 <2>
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13381 <2>
- Lancaster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Griffin - Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
- Pleasant Mount Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17243 <2>
- Atkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hopewell African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watson Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19987 <2>
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Branch Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9625 <2>
- Continue List (1713 more) ...
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edmund Harris Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edmund Harris Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbia.
- The Edmund Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13012 <2>
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hill, with the one closest to Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Bryant Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Station is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Station
- Leftwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Culleoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mooresville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- South Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Lasea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lasea is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasea
- Globe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hardison Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Broadview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hill.
Newspapers Published in 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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |