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Welcome to Carriage Hills ...

Carriage Hills is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Carriage Hills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Carriage Hills is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Carriage Hills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Carriage Hills: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Carriage Hills ...

While we believe that this Carriage Hills is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Carriage Hills. Those communities are located in the following counties: Mobile and Montgomery County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 12 communities that are also named Carriage Hills - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Maryland (4), Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carriage Hills.

Communities near Carriage Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carriage Hills.

  • Birmingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Trussville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Center Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gardendale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moody
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <5>
  • Irondale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <5>
  • Leeds
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <5>
  • Clay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carriage Hills ...

Looking for more information about Carriage Hills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carriage Hills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carriage Hills.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carriage Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carriage Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>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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