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 Elm Bluff (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 Elm Bluff. 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.
Name Variations for Elm Bluff ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elm Bluff: Elm Blf. (or less commonly used: Elm Bluf.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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 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.
Elm Bluff is located in Dallas County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Elm Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elm Bluff:
- Dallas County (The home county of Elm Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Kings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Carlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Crumptonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Casey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Orrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Jones Bluff Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Statesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Forest Home
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Collirene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Bragg's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Gordonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Hayneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lowndesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Flatwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Consul
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vredenburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hybart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Augustin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Freetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Ackerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- McBrydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Furman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Estelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Rehoboth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Pine Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Millers Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elm Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Elm Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Elm Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elm Bluff.
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 Elm Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elm Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Molette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carlowville Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Leveton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Sardis.
- The Adams Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21195 <3>
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Seale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Purefoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Elm Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elm Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elm Bluff, with the one closest to Elm Bluff listed first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pleasant Hill Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Dawson's
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson's is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
- Kings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Portland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Minter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Tilden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- King's Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Tasso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tasso is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- McBrydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elm Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elm Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Elm Bluff ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elm Bluff, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elm Bluff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Elm Bluff:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Butler County
- Lowndes County
- Marengo County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Wilcox County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elm Bluff) 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 Elm Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |