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Welcome to Burtons Ferry ...

Burtons Ferry is located in Walker County<1>.

Burtons Ferry is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Burtons Ferry: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Burtons Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Burtons Ferry - they are located in Georgia and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Burtons Ferry ...

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

  • Gardendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Adamsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Warrior
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sumiton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumiton is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
    • Former names for Sumiton:
    • Commercial
    • Democrat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <4>
  • Morris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Morris is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Graysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dora is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
  • Cordova
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burtons Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burtons 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Burtons Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Burtons 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.