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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 Elamville (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 Elamville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Elamville is located in Barbour County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barbour County: Bullock, Dale, Henry, Pike, Russell, Clay (GA), Quitman (GA) & Stewart (GA).

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

  • Barbour County     (The home county of Elamville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elamville, with the one closest to Elamville listed first.
    • Clio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Louisville is located in Barbour County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Clayton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakerhill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Comer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bullock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elamville, with the one closest to Elamville listed first.
    • Perote
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
      • Perote is located in Bullock County
    • Smuteye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Inverness
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inverness. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Bullock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inverness
      • From Elamville to Inverness
    • Postoak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pine Grove
      • From Elamville to Pine Grove
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Three Notch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
      • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Coffee County
  • Crenshaw County
  • Dale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elamville, with the one closest to Elamville listed first.
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ariton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arguta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Skipperville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
      • Skipperville is located in Dale County
    • Clopton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Clopton is located in Dale County
    • Ozark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mabson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bertha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Dale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ewell
      • From Elamville to Ewell
    • Fort Rucker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Dale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Holiday Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
      • Holiday Village is located in Dale County
    • Level Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Level Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
      • Level Plains is located in Dale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Level Plains
      • From Elamville to Level Plains
  • Henry County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elamville, with the one closest to Elamville listed first.
    • Tennille
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brundidge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
      • Brundidge is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <1>
    • Buckhorn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckhorn
      • From Elamville to Buckhorn
    • Pronto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pronto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
      • Pronto is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pronto
      • From Elamville to Pronto
    • Tarentum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Banks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
    • Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
      • Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
    • Mossy Grove Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
      • Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
    • Troy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McClure Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
      • McClure Town is located in Pike County
    • Linwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Linwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Linwood
      • From Elamville to Linwood
    • Saco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in Pike County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saco
      • From Elamville to Saco
    • Needmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Elamville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elamville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elamville had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Clio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tennille
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Arguta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Dillard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Dillard is located in Dale County
  • Skipperville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
    • Skipperville is located in Dale County
  • Brundidge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brundidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brundidge
    • Brundidge is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brundidge <1>
  • Buckhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buckhorn
    • From Elamville to Buckhorn
  • Pronto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pronto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
    • Pronto is located in Pike County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pronto
    • From Elamville to Pronto
  • Asbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Asbury is located in Dale County
  • Clopton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Clopton is located in Dale County
  • Josie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josie
    • Josie is located in Pike County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ozark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Banks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <1>
    • Bertha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Elamville ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elamville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elamville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elamville.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Elamville:

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

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elamville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elamville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6678, Longitude: -85.6564    
<6>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 Elamville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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