Welcome to Comer ...

Comer is located in Barbour County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Comer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Comer is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Comer lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Comer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Comer: This one is located in Barbour County and the other is located in Lauderdale County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 7 communities that are also named Comer - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Comer ...

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

• Eufaula
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <3>
• Clayton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
• Hurtsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Midway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Bakerhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
  • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Spring Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
• Hawkinsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
• Pine Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
• Three Notch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
  • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
• Glenville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Russell County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Comer ...

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

Adding Comer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Comer 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 Comer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Comer post office opened in 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Comer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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