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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elmore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elmore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elmore, 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 Elmore (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 Elmore. 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 doctors 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 Elmore is historic, it would have been located within present day Burke 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 Burke County: Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Richmond, Screven, Aiken (SC), Allendale (SC) & Barnwell (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Elmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmore:
- Burke County (The home county of Elmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Thomas Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,752 people
- Gough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Keysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Magruder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magruder
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Fort Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Arrow Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Memory Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Evans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maddox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Emanuel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Colemans Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Summertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Blundale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
- Glascock County
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Noah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zebina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wrens Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Wrens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moxley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Stapleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stapletons Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stapletons Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletons Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 393 people
- Wadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Omaha Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Omaha Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha Springs
- Jenkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Perkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Emmalane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Thrift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thrift is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,623 people
- Scarboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Dearing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Megahee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Hephzibah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Bruce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Gracewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Fairvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Fleming Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Barton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Southgate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Belair
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Millhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hilltonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- Hiltonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Bush ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Cowden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Kathwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Beech Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Clearwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Barnwell County (SC)
- Hattieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmore, see our County-by-County Page for Elmore.
Cemeteries Near Elmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmore.
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 Elmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Quinnie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abrams - Drayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Applewhite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Antioch Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bynes Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gresham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bines Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- The Slave Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colored Cemetery
- Old Quarter Cemetery
- Sixth Street Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2536446 <4>
- Waynesboro Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Burke Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Joan Society Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Elmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Saint Clair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Gough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shell Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Keysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosier is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosier
- McBean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McBean is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean
- Hephzibah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Munnerlyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Noah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stellaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellaville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmore.
Newspapers Published in Elmore ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmore, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmore.
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 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 Elmore:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Burke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbia County
- Emanuel County
- Glascock County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Screven County
- Aiken County
- Barnwell 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 Elmore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |