Welcome to Baldwin ...

Baldwin is located in Cullman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baldwin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Baldwin is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Baldwin: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Baldwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Baldwin - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Baldwin ...

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

• Cullman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Hartselle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
  • Hartselle is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <5>
• Hanceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Falkville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
  • Falkville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <5>
• Holly Pond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
  • Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <5>
• Addison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
• South Vinemont
  (4 miles [6.4 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Baileyton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyton
  • Baileyton is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyton <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 Baldwin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baldwin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baldwin ...

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

Adding Baldwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baldwin 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 Baldwin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baldwin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baldwin. 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/