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Welcome to Bullard Shoals ...

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

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


Bullard Shoals would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bullard Shoals, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bullard Shoals: Bullard Shls.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bullard Shoals is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Bullard Shoals still existed, it would have been in the (205) & (659)<5> area codes.

Communities near Bullard Shoals ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bullard Shoals.

  • Birmingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <6>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alabaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <6>
  • Bessemer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <6>
  • Pelham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <6>
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
  • Mountain Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <6>
  • Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Bullard Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bullard Shoals.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bullard Shoals. 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 Bullard Shoals.

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

Adding Bullard Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bullard Shoals in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bullard Shoals was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bullard Shoals.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.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 Bullard Shoals, 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 Jefferson, 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 Bullard Shoals - 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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