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Welcome to Abbot Springs ...

Abbot Springs is located in Shelby County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Abbot Springs: Abbot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Abbot Spngs. or Abbot Sprngs.)

Abbot Springs is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Abbot Springs: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Abbot Springs ...

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

  • Hoover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pelham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Trussville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Moody
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Irondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chelsea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Leeds
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Abbot Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Abbot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Abbot Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Abbot Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.