Welcome to Blue Eye ...
So far, we found very little information about Blue Eye. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blue Eye to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Eye, please Contact Us.
Blue Eye would have been located within present day Calhoun County<2>.
The location of Blue Eye has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Eye, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Blue Eye is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Blue Eye was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Blue Eye (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Blue Eye still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Blue Eye ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Blue Eye: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Talladega County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 3 communities that are also named Blue Eye - they are located in Arkansas and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Eye.
Communities near Blue Eye ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Eye.
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
- Anniston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Anniston is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <6>
- Talladega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <6>
- Pell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
- Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <6>
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <6>
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <6>
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Ashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
- Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <6>
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
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 Blue Eye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Eye.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Eye. 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 Blue Eye.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Eye. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Eye.
Adding Blue Eye to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue Eye in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blue Eye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Blue Eye post office opened in 1844.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Eye.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Eye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Eye - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |