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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Elon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elon, 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 Elon (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 Elon. 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 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 Elon is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Elon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elon:

  • Noxubee County     (The home county of Elon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
    • Macon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
    • Shuqualak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Cooksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Brooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Deerbrook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Ravine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
    • Scooba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <2>
    • Giles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
      • Giles is located in Kemper County
    • Electric Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
      • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • De Kalb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
    • Porterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Kemper County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
    • Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
    • Artesia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
    • Columbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • New Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
  • Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Winston County
    • Handle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Greene County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
    • West Greene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
      • West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
    • Memphis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Pickensville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
      • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
    • Garden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • McMullen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
      • McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Beaver Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
      • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Aliceville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Archer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Olney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Carrollton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Macedonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Ethelsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
      • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • McShan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McShan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.
    • Panola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Geiger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
      • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Emelle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
      • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Gainesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Sledge ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sledge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
      • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Sumterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
      • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elon, see our County-by-County Page for Elon.

Newspapers Published in Elon ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elon, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elon.

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 websites either 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 Elon:

Cemeteries Near Elon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elon.

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 Elon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.

  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
  • DeJarnate Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeJarnate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeJarnate Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • McLeod Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeod Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Halls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cemetery
  • X-Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the X-Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the X-Prairie Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Shuqualak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuqualak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuqualak Cemetery
  • Slaughter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaughter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaughter Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (293 more) ...
    • Eaves Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaves Cemetery
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery
    • Cotton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton 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.

While we didn't find Elon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elon.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elon, with the one closest to Elon listed first.

  • Macon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Noxubee County
  • Shuqualak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Paulette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
    • Paulette is located in Noxubee County
  • Prairie Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
    • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
  • Wahalak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahalak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
    • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
  • Cooksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
    • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
  • Brazelia ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelia
    • Brazelia is located in Noxubee County
  • Brooksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Binnsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
    • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
  • Deerbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
  • Memphis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cliftonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliftonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
      • Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Gholson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
      • Gholson is located in Noxubee County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elon.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 Elon, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0612, Longitude: -88.5117       In this case, the coordinates for Elon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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