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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 Elmore (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 Elmore. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Elmore is located in Elmore 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 Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.

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

  • Elmore County     (The home county of Elmore)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • Coosada
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Adkin Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
      • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Wetumpka
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deatsville
      (5 miles [8 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 <1>
    • Prattville Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holtville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Blue Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
    • Titus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lightwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lightwood
      • From Elmore to Lightwood
    • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fusihatchi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
      • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
    • Claud
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
      • Claud is located in Elmore County
    • Central
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Autauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • Millbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Prattville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Level
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Melmar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Marbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Booth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gibbons
      • From Elmore to Gibbons
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Autaugaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Autaugaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
      • Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Haynes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haynes
      • From Elmore to Haynes
    • Independence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Billingsley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Statesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Statesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
      • Statesville is located in Autauga County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Statesville
      • From Elmore to Statesville
  • Bullock County
  • Chilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • Mountain Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Verbena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
      • Clanton is located in Chilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <1>
  • Coosa County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • Burkville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
      • Burkville is located in Lowndes County
    • Lowndesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
      • Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <1>
    • White Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Letohatchee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hayneville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • Tysonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tysonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
      • Tysonville is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tysonville
      • From Elmore to Tysonville
    • Shorter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
      • Shorter is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <1>
    • Hornady
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
      • Hornady is located in Macon County
    • Calebee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • La Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
      • La Place is located in Macon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Place
      • From Elmore to La Place
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • Boylston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Madison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
    • Capitol Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Montgomery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Highland Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Young Forte Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Forte Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
      • Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
    • English Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
      • English Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Stone's
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
      • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stone's
      • From Elmore to Stone's
    • Mount Meigs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Meigs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
      • Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Meigs
      • From Elmore to Mount Meigs
    • Catoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catoma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
      • Catoma is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Catoma
      • From Elmore to Catoma
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
    • East Tallassee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tallapoosa City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallapoosa City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
      • Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Our Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reeltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benson
      • From Elmore to Benson
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Susannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
      • Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Susannah
      • From Elmore to Susannah

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

Cemeteries Near Elmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmore.

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 Elmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elmore had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elmore had a population of 1,352 people.

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

  • Robinson Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
    • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Wetumpka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Deatsville
    (5 miles [8 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 <1>
  • Jackson's Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson's Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
    • Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
  • Holtville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coosa River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
    • Coosa River is located in Elmore County
  • Prattville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Titus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Elmore County
  • Buyck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buyck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
    • Buyck is located in Elmore County
  • Lightwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lightwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lightwood
    • From Elmore to Lightwood
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wadsworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
      • Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
    • Weoka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weoka
      • Weoka is located in Elmore County
    • Stone's
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stone's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
      • Stone's is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stone's
      • From Elmore to Stone's

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elmore ...

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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmore.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elmore. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elmore and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elmore.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6> of Elmore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Elmore:

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

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.org/

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>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 Elmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5397, Longitude: -86.3137    









 

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