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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Talasse. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Talasse to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Talasse, 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 Talasse (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 Talasse. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Talasse is historic, it would have been located within present day Macon 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 Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Talasse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Talasse:
- Macon County (The home county of Talasse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Hornady
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calebee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Shorter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Tuskegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tysonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardaway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Fort Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Society Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Autauga County
- Millbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Union Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Three Notch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- 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 Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Equality
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Fishpond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Nixburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Tallassee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Claud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Eclectic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Irma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Blue Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Wetumpka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Elmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hale County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Loachapoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Ridgewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- The Bottle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Beauregard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Marvyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Gwen Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Waugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- 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
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Sunshine Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Pike Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Capitol Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Gibbs Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- English Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Russell County
- Hurtsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Tallapoosa City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- East Tallassee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Reeltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Benson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Agricola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Dadeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Our Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Camp Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Jacksons' Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Talasse, see our County-by-County Page for Talasse.
Cemeteries Near Talasse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Talasse.
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 Talasse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Talasse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Neils Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Gum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Talasse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Talasse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Talasse, with the one closest to Talasse listed first.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallassee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shorter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Chehaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Tuskegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Ware
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eclectic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Cotton Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Talasse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Talasse.
Newspapers Published in Talasse ...
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 Talasse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Talasse, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Talasse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Talasse:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chambers County
- Coosa County
- Elmore County
- Hale County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Talasse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Talasse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |