Welcome to Battles Wharf ...

Battles Wharf is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Battles Wharf, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Battles Wharf is near sea level<3>.

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

Battles Wharf is located in the (251) area code.

Communities near Battles Wharf ...

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

• Mobile
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Mobile is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobile <4>
• Daphne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <4>
• Foley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
• Prichard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
  • Prichard is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prichard <4>
• Spanish Fort
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Spanish Fort is located in Baldwin County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 8,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fort <4>
• Robertsdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
  • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <4>
• Loxley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
  • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <4>
• Summerdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <4>
• Dauphin Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
  • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
• Silverhill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battles Wharf ...

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

Adding Battles Wharf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Battles Wharf 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 Battles Wharf was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battles Wharf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

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