Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Elmview (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 Elmview. 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.
Elmview is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Chattahoochee, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Elmview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmview:
- Marion County (The home county of Elmview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Draneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Juniper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Ida Vesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Cusseta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Central Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Ochillee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Fort Benning
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Ellerslie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cataula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Ideal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oglethorpe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Upatoi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Sunset Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Cusseta Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- East Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Edgewood is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgewood
- Estimated population in 2019: 569 people
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Baker Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Hilton Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
- Wynnton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Lincoln Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
- City Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Randolph County
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Schley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Louvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Omaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Former name for Andersonville:
- Anderson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <1>
- Americus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Sumter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Talbot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Box Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talbotton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Prattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Mauk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norwich is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
- Rupert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell County
- Parrott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leveretts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Oswichee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Fort Mitchell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Fontaine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Loflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Phenix City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmview, see our County-by-County Page for Elmview.
Cemeteries Near Elmview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmview.
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 Elmview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doyle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pickett - Shipley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh - Marion Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frasier - Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowrey Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Preston.
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.<4>
While we didn't find Elmview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmview, with the one closest to Elmview listed first.
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zellobee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zellobee is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zellobee
- Brantley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brantley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Glen Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Doyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doyle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Ida Vesper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Manta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manta is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manta
- Hoggs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hoggs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggs
- Draneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Renfroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renfroe is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmview.
Newspapers Published in Elmview ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmview, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmview.
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 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 Elmview:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Harris County
- Macon County
- Muscogee County
- Randolph County
- Schley County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taylor County
- Terrell County
- Webster County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Elmview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |