Welcome to Finchburg ...
So far, we found very little information about Finchburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Finchburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Finchburg, please Contact Us.
Finchburg would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Finchburg, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Finchburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Finchburg is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Finchburg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Finchburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Finchburg.
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <6>
- Grove Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <6>
- Frisco City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco City
- Frisco City is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco City <6>
- Excel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Vredenburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Beatrice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatrice have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
- Beatrice is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Scratch Ankle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Perdue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe 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 Finchburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Finchburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Finchburg. 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 Finchburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Finchburg. See our Newspapers Page for Finchburg.
Adding Finchburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Finchburg 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 Finchburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Finchburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Finchburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Finchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Finchburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |