Welcome to Damascus ...

Damascus is located in Escambia County<1>.

Damascus is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Damascus: 251

Communities Also Named Damascus ...

While we believe that this Damascus is located in Escambia County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Damascus. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coffee and Cullman County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 24 communities that are also named Damascus - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Damascus ...

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

• Brewton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brewton is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewton <3>
• Evergreen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <3>
• East Brewton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East Brewton is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <3>
• Castleberry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
• Riverview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
• Roberts
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roberts is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
• Brooklyn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
• Johnsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
• Bradley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradley is located in Escambia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
• Nymph
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damascus ...

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