Welcome to Arrowhead ...

Arrowhead is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Arrowhead is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Arrowhead is within the boundaries of the (205) area code.

Communities Also Named Arrowhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Arrowhead: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 23 communities that are also named Arrowhead - they are located in British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois (3), Maryland (2), Missouri, Nevada (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia (4) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Arrowhead ...

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

• Birmingham
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Birmingham
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham<5>
• Hoover
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southwest of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hoover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover<5>
• Vestavia Hills
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Vestavia Hills
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills<5>
• Homewood
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Homewood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood<5>
• Trussville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southeast of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Trussville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville<5>
• Mountain Brook
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mountain Brook
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook<5>
• Gardendale
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the west of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Gardendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale<5>
• Moody
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Moody
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody<5>
• Irondale
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the south of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Irondale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale<5>
• Leeds
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast of Arrowhead.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Leeds
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds<5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arrowhead ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

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