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Welcome to Trade ...

Trade is located in Cullman County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Trade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Trade is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Trade: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Trade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Trade - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Trade ...

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

  • Cullman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
    • Cullman is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <5>
  • Jasper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
    • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
  • Good Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Double Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • South Vinemont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
    • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Dodge City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Garden City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trade ...

Looking for more information about Trade? 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 Trade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trade.

Adding Trade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trade 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 Trade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trade post office opened in 1901.

We also found Trade on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trade.

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

The official website for Cullman County: www.co.cullman.al.us/

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 Cullman, 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 Trade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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