Welcome to Alabama Port ...

Alabama Port is located in Mobile County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alabama Port, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Alabama Port: Alabama Prt.

Alabama Port is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Alabama Port: (251)

Communities near Alabama Port ...

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

• Fairhope
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Fairhope lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the northeast of Alabama Port.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fairhope
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope<5>
• Bayou La Batre
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
  • Bayou La Batre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west of Alabama Port.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bayou La Batre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre<5>
• Dauphin Island
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
  • Dauphin Island lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the south of Alabama Port.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dauphin Island
• Mon Louis
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
  • Mon Louis lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the north of Alabama Port.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mon Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mon Louis
• Coden
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coden
  • Coden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the west of Alabama Port.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Coden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coden<5>
• Bellefontaine
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Alabama Port.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bellefontaine
• Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
  • Fort Gaines was located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the south of Alabama Port.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
  • Fort Morgan was located 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast of Alabama Port.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Former name for Fort Morgan:
  • Fort Bowyer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan<5>
• Irvington
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Alabama Port.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Irvington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington<5>
• Saint Elmo
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Saint Elmo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Alabama Port.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Saint Elmo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alabama Port ...

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

Adding Alabama Port to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alabama Port post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alabama Port.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

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