Welcome to Bullard Shoals ...

So far, we found very little information about Bullard Shoals. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bullard Shoals to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bullard Shoals, please Contact Us.

Bullard Shoals would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bullard Shoals, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Bullard Shoals: Bullard Shls.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bullard Shoals is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bullard Shoals was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Bullard Shoals was located: 205 & 659<4>

Communities near Bullard Shoals ...

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

Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
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Hoover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoover is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
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Vestavia Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
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Alabaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alabaster is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
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Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
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Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
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Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
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Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
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Mountain Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
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Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
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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 Bullard Shoals. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bullard Shoals.

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

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

Adding Bullard Shoals to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bullard Shoals 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 (so far) for Bullard Shoals was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bullard Shoals.

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 Bullard Shoals, 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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bullard Shoals - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Bullard Shoals area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Bullard Shoals area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.