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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort McClellan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort McClellan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort McClellan, please Contact Us.

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 Fort McClellan (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 Fort McClellan. 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 Fort McClellan ...

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 have occurred.

Fort McClellan was originally named Camp McClellan

  • A typical abbreviation for Fort McClellan: Ft. McClellan

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fort McClellan is historic, it would have been located within present day Calhoun 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 Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.

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

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of Fort McClellan)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Weaver
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
    • Choccolocco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Mountain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
    • Saks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
      • Saks is located in Calhoun County
    • White Plains
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • De Armanville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
      • De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
    • Iron City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
    • Anniston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
      • Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oxanna
      • From Fort McClellan to Oxanna
    • Booker T City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker T City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
      • Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
    • Blue Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Leatherwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jacksonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Ball Flat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ricks ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
      • Ricks is located in Cherokee County
    • Coloma ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Coloma is located in Cherokee County
    • Exie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
      • Exie is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Exie
      • From Fort McClellan to Exie
    • Rock Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tecumseh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tecumseh
      • From Fort McClellan to Tecumseh
    • Moshat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
      • Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
  • Clay County
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Heflin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Abel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
      • Abel is located in Cleburne County
    • Edwardsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hollis Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grantley
      • From Fort McClellan to Grantley
    • Ai
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
      • Ai is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ai
      • From Fort McClellan to Ai
    • Fruithurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oak Level
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Micaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopewell
      • From Fort McClellan to Hopewell
    • Muscadine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Borden Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Hightower
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Cobb City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
      • Cobb City is located in Etowah County
    • Markton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Markton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
      • Markton is located in Etowah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Markton
      • From Fort McClellan to Markton
    • Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brannon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
      • Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <3>
    • Hokes Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
      • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <3>
    • Pilgrims Rest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Banner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in Etowah County
    • Burns Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Gadsden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rainbow City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballplay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Coato Bend ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
      • Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
    • Edwardsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Christiana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Milner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milner
      • From Fort McClellan to Milner
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Newell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County
    • Ofelia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ofelia
      • From Fort McClellan to Ofelia
    • Cambridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From Fort McClellan to Rockdale
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Ragland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
    • Seddon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seddon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
      • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seddon
      • From Fort McClellan to Seddon
    • Coal City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Steele
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Steele is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <3>
    • Ashville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
      • Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <3>
    • Avondale Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
      • Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
    • Wattsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
      • Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Kentuck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
      • Kentuck is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kentuck
      • From Fort McClellan to Kentuck
    • Coldwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
      • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Munford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McElderry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
      • Ironaton is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironaton
      • From Fort McClellan to Ironaton
    • Lincoln
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
    • Talladega
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Waldo is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Windsong Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Chandler Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County (GA)
    • Jake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
      • Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
  • Haralson County (GA)
  • Polk County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort McClellan, with the one closest to Fort McClellan listed first.
    • Esom Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Etna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From Fort McClellan to Etna

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

Cemeteries Near Fort McClellan ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort McClellan.

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

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fourmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fourmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prisoner of War Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prisoner of War Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prisoner of War Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgemont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgemont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iron City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hudson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williamson - Little Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson - Little Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson - Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whites Gap Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Gap Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Fort McClellan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort McClellan.

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

  • Blue Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
  • Choccolocco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Anniston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
    • Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxanna
    • From Fort McClellan to Oxanna
  • De Armanville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
    • De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
  • Iron City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
  • White Plains
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leatherwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oxford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
  • Jenkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
  • Alexandria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
    • Alexandria is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Eulaton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peaceburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bera ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
      • Bera is located in Calhoun County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fort McClellan ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort McClellan.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fort McClellan. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fort McClellan and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fort McClellan.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> of Fort McClellan.

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 helpful 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 Fort McClellan:

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

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 Fort McClellan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort McClellan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort McClellan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7046, Longitude: -85.7569    









 

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