Elamville is a sleepy crossroads community in the southwest corner of Barbour County

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. In the early to mid 20th century Elamville was known for the "Old Oak Tree" in the middle of town where the elderly men of the community played dominoes on the state provided concrete picnic table.

Families that populated the community were those with the surname of: Austin, Brock, Danner, Dansby, Dubose, Faulk, Lunsford, Mann, Pelham, Phillips, Powell, Price, Robinette, Shipman, Slawson, Stafford, Sutton and Teal, to name a few. But really, does it all matter?