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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elgin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elgin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elgin, 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 Elgin (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 Elgin. 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 hospitals and 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 Elgin is historic, it would have been located within present day Butts County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butts County: Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton & Spalding.
Below are the counties that are near Elgin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elgin:
- Butts County (The home county of Elgin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flovilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jenkinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fincherville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Bibb County
- Lizella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clayton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Lovejoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Crawford County
- Musella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- Klondike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Woolsey Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Inman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Keyland Woods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
- Harp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Blakely Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
- McIntosh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- McDonough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
- Whitehouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
- Highland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Oakwood Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
- Stockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
- Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Calvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Round Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Wayside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Goggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Milner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Box Ankle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
- Forsyth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Juliette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smarr
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Bolingbroke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Culloden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Salem Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem Branch is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
- Porterdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mansfield Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
- Newton Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newton Woods is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
- Salem Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dixie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Newborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Wood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Williamson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zebulon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Rockdale County
- Conyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spalding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Orchard Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Experiment
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Griffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Esmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Upson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- The Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Delray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delray is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
- Hannahs Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Thomaston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elgin, see our County-by-County Page for Elgin.
Cemeteries Near Elgin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elgin.
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 Elgin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elgin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough - Hord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- McMichael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foster - Jester - Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
Elgin itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elgin, with the one closest to Elgin listed first.
- High Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- High Falls is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
- Towaliga ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Towaliga is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaliga
- Blount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blount is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
- Indian Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flovilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cabaniss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cabaniss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss
- Cork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cork is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Stark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Peeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goggins is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
- Goggins has also been known as:
- Goggans Station
- Goggans
- Goggansville
- Goggins Station
- Gogginsville
- Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Collier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Collier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elgin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elgin.
Newspapers Published in Elgin ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elgin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elgin, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elgin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elgin:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Butts County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Clayton County
- Crawford County
- DeKalb County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Monroe County
- Newton County
- Pike County
- Rockdale County
- Spalding County
- Upson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Elgin, 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> | 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- Elgin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |