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Welcome to Ardilla ...

Ardilla is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ardilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Ardilla is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ardilla (for example, toward Cedar Springs (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Ardilla is within the (334) area code.

Communities near Ardilla ...

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

  • Dothan
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
    • Dothan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northwest of Ardilla.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dothan
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan<5>
  • Cedar Springs
  • Headland
  • Taylor
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of Ardilla.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Taylor
  • Midland City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Midland City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Ardilla.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Midland City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City<5>
  • Kinsey
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
    • Kinsey lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Ardilla.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kinsey
  • Ashford
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the east of Ardilla.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ashford
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford<5>
  • Graceville
  • Cowarts
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    • Cowarts lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Ardilla.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cowarts
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts<5>
  • Malone

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ardilla ...

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

Adding Ardilla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ardilla post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ardilla.

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

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

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 Houston, 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 Ardilla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ardilla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ardilla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1757, Longitude: -85.3602       In this case, the coordinates for Ardilla have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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