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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Elgin is historic, it would have been located within present day Butts County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
      • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <2>
    • Fincherville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
      • Fincherville is located in Butts County
  • Bibb County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
    • Irondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
      • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
  • Crawford County
    • Musella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musella
      • Musella is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Musella <2>
  • DeKalb County
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in DeKalb County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
      • Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
    • Woolsey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyland Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • Harp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
      • Harp is located in Fayette County
    • Blakely Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Woods
      • Blakely Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,571 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
    • Blacksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
    • McDonough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
      • McDonough is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <2>
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Whitehouse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
    • Highland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
    • Oakwood Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Stockbridge North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
      • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dale
      • Shady Dale is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Dale <2>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
      • Round Oak is located in Jones County
    • Wayside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
      • Wayside is located in Jones County
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Jones County
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Jones County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
    • Goggins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Ankle
      • Box Ankle is located in Monroe County
    • Forsyth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Juliette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juliette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliette
      • Juliette is located in Monroe County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliette <2>
    • Smarr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smarr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smarr
      • Smarr is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smarr <2>
    • Russellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Branch
      • Salem Branch is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 310 people
    • Porterdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale
      • Porterdale is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterdale <2>
    • Mansfield Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Newton Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Salem Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
      • Salem Village is located in Newton County
    • Mansfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
    • Newborn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newborn
      • Newborn is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newborn <2>
    • Dixie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
      • Dixie is located in Newton County
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • East Wood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <2>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
      • Orchard Hill is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Hill <2>
    • East Griffin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
      • Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Rock
      • The Rock is located in Upson County
      • Former name for The Rock:
      • Topeka Junction
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Rock <2>
    • Yatesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
      • Yatesville is located in Upson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yatesville <2>
    • Hannahs Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannahs Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
    • 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.

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]<4>. 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 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
  • Head Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Webb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
  • Kimbrough - Hord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimbrough - Hord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimbrough - Hord Cemetery
  • Paron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paron Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gunn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunn Cemetery
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Webb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
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    • McMichael Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMichael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMichael Cemetery
    • Foster - Jester - Huddleston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
    • High Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Towaliga ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaliga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaliga
    • Towaliga is located in Butts County
  • Blount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount
    • Blount is located in Monroe County
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Indian Springs is located in Butts County
  • Jackson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkinsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
    • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <2>
  • Flovilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cabaniss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabaniss have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss
    • Cabaniss is located in Monroe County
  • Cork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
    • Cork is located in Butts County
  • Stark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Butts County
  • Peeksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
    • Peeksville is located in Henry County
  • Locust Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
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    • Goggins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
    • Smiths Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Smiths Mill is located in Jasper County
    • Collier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier
      • Collier is located in Monroe County

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.

The official website for Butts County: www.buttscounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elgin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elgin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2265, Longitude: -84.0044       In this case, the coordinates for Elgin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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