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Welcome to Colberts Ferry ...

Colberts Ferry is located in Colbert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Colberts Ferry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Colberts Ferry is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Colberts Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Colberts Ferry ...

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

  • Florence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Muscle Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuscumbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iuka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
  • Cherokee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint Florian
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingleton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
  • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colberts Ferry ...

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

Adding Colberts Ferry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Colberts Ferry 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 Colberts Ferry was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Colberts Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Colberts 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Colberts Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Colberts 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.