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Welcome to Chepultepec ...

Chepultepec is located in Blount County<1>.

The pronunciation of Chepultepec: cha-PULL-ti-peck<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chepultepec, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Chepultepec is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Chepultepec: 205 & 659<4>

Communities near Chepultepec ...

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

  • Clay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
  • Pinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Oneonta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Margaret
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Argo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
  • Odenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Kimberly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrior
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chepultepec ...

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

Adding Chepultepec to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chepultepec post office opened in 1848. The Chepultepec post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chepultepec.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Chepultepec. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chepultepec - 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 Chepultepec area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Chepultepec 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.
<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/