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Welcome to Black Warrior Town ...

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

We've added Black Warrior Town to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Black Warrior Town, please Contact Us.


Black Warrior Town would have been located within present day Walker County<2>.


The location of Black Warrior Town has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Black Warrior Town is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Black Warrior Town was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Black Warrior Town would have been located in the (205) & (659)<5> area codes.

Communities near Black Warrior Town ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Warrior Town.

  • Gardendale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fultondale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
    • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <6>
  • Adamsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kimberly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <6>
  • Warrior
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
    • Warrior is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <6>
  • Sumiton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
    • Sumiton is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
    • Former names for Sumiton:
    • Commercial
    • Democrat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <6>
  • Morris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Graysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <6>
  • Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Warrior Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Warrior Town.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Warrior Town. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Warrior Town.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Warrior Town. See our Newspapers Page for Black Warrior Town.

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Black Warrior Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Warrior Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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