Welcome to Chisholm ...

Chisholm is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Chisholm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Chisholm lies within the (334) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <4>
• Millbrook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
• Pike Road
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <4>
• Wetumpka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <4>
• Elmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <4>
• Coosada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
  • Coosada is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <4>
• Deatsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
• Prattville Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
  • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
• Sunshine Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
• Gibbs Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
  • Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery 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 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 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chisholm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

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