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Welcome to McElderry ...

McElderry is located in Talladega County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of McElderry, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of McElderry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McElderry is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: McElderry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from McElderry (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near McElderry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McElderry.

  • Oxford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Anniston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Talladega
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
  • Riverside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
  • Lineville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Hobson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
    • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Colony
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Talladega County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McElderry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McElderry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McElderry. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McElderry.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McElderry. See our Newspapers Page for McElderry.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McElderry ...

Looking for more information about McElderry? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McElderry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McElderry.

Adding McElderry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McElderry in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for McElderry was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found McElderry on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McElderry.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McElderry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McElderry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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