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Welcome to Cushion ...

Cushion is located in Marshall County<1>.

Cushion is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Cushion: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Cushion ...

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

  • Albertville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Guntersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arab
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arab is also located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant is also located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
  • Gurley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Langston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Paint Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cushion ...

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

Footnotes ...

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