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Welcome to Paint Rock ...The town of Paint Rock is located in Jackson County<1>. The location of Paint Rock has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Paint Rock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Paint Rock has a population of 195 people<3> (see below for details). Paint Rock is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Paint Rock lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Paint Rock (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Telephone area codes for Paint Rock: (256) and (938)<5> The ZIP code for Paint Rock: 35764<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Paint Rock had an population of 195 people. This is a decrease of 7.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.41% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Paint Rock had a population of 210 people. This makes Paint Rock the county's 13th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 210 people, the population of Paint Rock increased 13.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 185 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Paint Rock. Communities Also Named Paint Rock ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Paint Rock - they are located in North Carolina, Tennessee (3) and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paint Rock. Communities near Paint Rock ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paint Rock.
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 Paint Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paint Rock. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paint Rock. 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 Paint Rock. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Rock. See our Newspapers Page for Paint Rock. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paint Rock ...Looking for more information about Paint Rock? 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 Paint Rock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Paint Rock. Adding Paint Rock to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Paint Rock in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Paint Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Paint Rock in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Paint Rock. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paint Rock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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