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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 River 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 River 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

River Hill is located in Panola County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near River Hill. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Hill:

  • Panola County     (The home county of River Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Midyett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • De Berry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Panola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Murvaul
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Delray
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Point is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Gary City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buncome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Clayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dotson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elderville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Elderville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Elysian Fields
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jonesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Waskom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hallsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nesbitt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nesbitt is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
    • Karnack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lansing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lansing is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Tatum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pinehill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Brachfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Tenaha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Joaquin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Haslam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Timpson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Campti
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Bethany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Keithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
    • Reisor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Reisor is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reisor
    • South Towne Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Heights
    • Longwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
    • Silver Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Pine Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Pine Village
    • Summer Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Summer Grove is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Grove
    • Western Hills Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Western Hills Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills Village
    • Longwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Longwood Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Village
    • Chateau Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chateau Village is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Village
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.
    • Keachi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Longstreet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Logansport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Grand Cane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stanley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Hill, see our County-by-County Page for River Hill.

Cemeteries Near River Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River 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 River Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.

  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ingram Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bracken Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grand Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...

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 River Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from River Hill, with the one closest to River Hill listed first.

  • Midyett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • De Berry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deadwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centennial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Centennial is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Elysian Fields
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Beckville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Delray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Bethany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Spring Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • Longstreet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Keachi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Tatum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fair Play
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fair Play is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Hill.

Newspapers Published in River 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River 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 helpful 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 River Hill:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River 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 River Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.