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 Red 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 Red 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 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.
Red Hill is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Red Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Hill:
- Bradley County (The home county of Red Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Wildwood Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- South Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- East Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Bent Tree Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Countryside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bellefounte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Apison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Collegedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ooltewah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Hills
- Estimated population in 2014: 929 people
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ryall Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ryall Springs is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryall Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,166 people
- Harrison Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lake Dweller
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- East Brainerd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Lakesite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Brainerd Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Lamontville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Claxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Riceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- East View
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Beta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Goodfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Oldfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Play
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Parksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chable ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Chestuee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Archville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Delano
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Servilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Chanceytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Bryan Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Poplar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Dafron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Boynton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Newnan Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Fort Oglethorpe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Fry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Pierceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Epworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McCaysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Pantertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Gilmer County (GA)
- Tails Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Gregory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Tennga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Park City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Dewberry Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- John Ross Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- John Ross Estates is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
- Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
- Rossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lytle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lytle is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orchard Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
- Warren Terrace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Terrace is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,720 people
- Rock Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fantasy Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
- Happy Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Valley is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
- Chickamauga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Red Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Ruralvale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Varnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Waring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Face
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <1>
- Union Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Crow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Red Hill.
Cemeteries Near Red Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red 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 Red Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hambright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKamey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Straw Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (613 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goode Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Red Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Hill, with the one closest to Red Hill listed first.
- Black Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Felker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Felker is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mills is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Apison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Cohutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Conasauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Climer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Beaverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaverdale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Hill.
Newspapers Published in Red 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red 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 Red 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 websites either 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 Red Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Gilmer County
- Murray County
- Walker County
- Whitfield 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> | 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 Red Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |