Welcome to Coldwater ...

Coldwater is primarily located in Talladega County<1>. A portion of Coldwater extends into Calhoun County.

The location of Coldwater has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coldwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Coldwater is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Coldwater (for example, toward Bowdon (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Coldwater: (256) and (938)<4>

Websites for Coldwater ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Coldwater, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Coldwater ...

While we believe that this Coldwater is located in Talladega County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Coldwater. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cleburne and Covington County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 24 communities that are also named Coldwater - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Coldwater ...

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

• Oxford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Anniston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <5>
• Talladega
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Jacksonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Lincoln
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Heflin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
  • Heflin is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <5>
• Weaver
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Ragland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
  • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <5>
• Munford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coldwater ...

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

Adding Coldwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coldwater 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 Coldwater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coldwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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