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Welcome to Chisholm ...

Chisholm is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chisholm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Chisholm is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chisholm: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Chisholm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Chisholm - they are located in Alberta, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chisholm.

Communities near Chisholm ...

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

  • Prattville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Millbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike Road
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetumpka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Coosada
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Deatsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Prattville Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
  • Sunshine Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Gibbs Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village

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 Chisholm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chisholm.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chisholm. 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 Chisholm.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chisholm ...

Looking for more information about Chisholm? 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 Chisholm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chisholm.

Adding Chisholm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chisholm 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 (so far) for Chisholm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chisholm post office opened in 1897. The Chisholm post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chisholm.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chisholm - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Chisholm area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Chisholm area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/