Welcome to Calcis ...

Calcis is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Calcis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Calcis is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Calcis: (205) and (659)<3>

Communities near Calcis ...

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

• Trussville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <4>
• Mountain Brook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <4>
• Talladega
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Pell City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Moody
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
• Irondale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <4>
• Chelsea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <4>
• Leeds
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
• Margaret
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <4>
• Childersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg
  • Childersburg is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childersburg <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 Calcis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calcis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calcis ...

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

Adding Calcis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Calcis 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 Calcis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Calcis post office opened in 1899.

We also found Calcis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Calcis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

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