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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 Roxana (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 Roxana. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Roxana is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chambers, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) & Muscogee (GA).

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

  • Lee County     (The home county of Roxana)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Loachapoka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bottle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ridgewood Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
    • Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Gwen Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Opelika
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
      • Opelika is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <1>
    • Chewacla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chewacla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
      • Chewacla is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chewacla
      • From Roxana to Chewacla
    • Beauregard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Lee County
    • Marvyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
      • Marvyn is located in Lee County
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Prince Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bleecker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bleecker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
      • Bleecker is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bleecker
      • From Roxana to Bleecker
  • Chambers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Blackman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
      • Blackman is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackman
      • From Roxana to Blackman
    • Boyds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
      • Boyds is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyds
      • From Roxana to Boyds
    • LaFayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusseta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Penton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chapel Hill
      • From Roxana to Chapel Hill
    • Huguley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
      • Huguley is located in Chambers County
    • Milltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Milltown is located in Chambers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milltown
      • From Roxana to Milltown
    • Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Valley is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <1>
    • Abanda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Red Level
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Five Points
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Chambers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Clay County
    • Motley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
      • Motley is located in Clay County
  • Coosa County
  • Elmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Irma
      • From Roxana to Irma
    • Tallassee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
    • Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jordan
      • From Roxana to Jordan
    • Eclectic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Central
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Claud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Seman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
      • Seman is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seman
      • From Roxana to Seman
    • Ware
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ware. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ware
      • From Roxana to Ware
  • Hale County
    • Erie ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Hale County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Notasulga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
      • Notasulga is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <1>
    • Liberty City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
      • Liberty City is located in Macon County
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Tuskegee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hornady
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Society Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Calebee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • La Place
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Roxana to La Place
    • Shorter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Tysonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Roxana to Tysonville
    • Hardaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardaway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
      • Hardaway is located in Macon County
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Macon County
    • Fort Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
      • Fort Davis is located in Macon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <1>
  • Randolph County
    • Wadley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
      • Wadley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <1>
  • Russell County
  • Tallapoosa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roxana, with the one closest to Roxana listed first.
    • Church Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Church Hill
      • From Roxana to Church Hill
    • Agricola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agricola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
      • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agricola
      • From Roxana to Agricola
    • Camp Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
      • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <1>
    • Slaughters ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slaughters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
      • Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slaughters
      • From Roxana to Slaughters
    • Reeltown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Susannah ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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 Roxana to Susannah
    • Dadeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <1>
    • Benson ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Roxana to Benson
    • Tallapoosa City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Dudleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
      • Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dudleyville
      • From Roxana to Dudleyville
    • Jacksons' Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Tallassee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alkehatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
      • Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County

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

Cemeteries Near Roxana ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roxana.

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

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

  • Roxana Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roxanna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roxanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roxanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows - Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pentecost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentecost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pentecost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (352 more) ...

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 in 1895, Roxana had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Mary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
    • Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Thornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Church Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Church Hill
    • From Roxana to Church Hill
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Agricola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agricola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Agricola
    • From Roxana to Agricola
  • Loachapoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
    • Camp Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <1>
  • Notasulga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
    • Notasulga is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <1>
  • Gold Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gold Hill is located in Lee County
  • Susannah ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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 Roxana to Susannah
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
  • Dadeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
    • Dadeville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
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    • Judson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
      • Judson is located in Chambers County
    • Chehaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chehaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
      • Chehaw is located in Macon County
    • Oak Bowery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bowery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery
      • Oak Bowery is located in Chambers County

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

Newspapers Published in Roxana ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roxana.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roxana, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roxana.

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 Roxana:

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

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 Roxana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roxana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6871, Longitude: -85.6691       In this case, the coordinates for Roxana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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