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Welcome to Catherine ...

Catherine is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catherine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Catherine is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Catherine: 334 & 483<3>

The ZIP code for Catherine: 36728<4>

Communities Also Named Catherine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Catherine - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Catherine ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catherine ...

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

Adding Catherine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catherine 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 (so far) for Catherine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Catherine post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catherine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catherine - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Catherine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Catherine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Catherine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Catherine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/