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 Hornsbytown (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 Hornsbytown. 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 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.
Hornsbytown is located in Elmore 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 Elmore County: Autauga, Chilton, Coosa, Macon, Montgomery & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Hornsbytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hornsbytown:
- Elmore County (The home county of Hornsbytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Tallassee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eclectic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Irma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Seman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Wetumpka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adkin Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Autauga County
- Millbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Union Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers County
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Equality
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Fishpond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Nixburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Cottage Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Pentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Hissop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Roxana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Bottle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Hornady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shorter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Calebee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Tysonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- La Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Notasulga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tuskegee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Fort Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Society Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Waugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Mount Meigs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Cecil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Sunshine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Boylston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Pike Road
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Young Forte Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- East Tallassee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Benson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Our Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Dadeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksons' Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hornsbytown, see our County-by-County Page for Hornsbytown.
Cemeteries Near Hornsbytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hornsbytown.
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 Hornsbytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hornsbytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tallassee.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25902 <2>
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reeltown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marshall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hornsbytown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hornsbytown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hornsbytown, with the one closest to Hornsbytown listed first.
- Tallassee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eclectic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Shorter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- La Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Chehaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Irma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kowaliga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hornsbytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hornsbytown.
Newspapers Published in Hornsbytown ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hornsbytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hornsbytown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hornsbytown.
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 Hornsbytown:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Elmore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chambers County
- Coosa County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Tallapoosa 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hornsbytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hornsbytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |