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Welcome to Baskin Ferry ...

Baskin Ferry is located in Etowah County<1>.

Baskin Ferry is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Baskin Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Baskin Ferry ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jacksonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rainbow City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Attalla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baskin Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baskin Ferry - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Baskin Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Baskin Ferry 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.