Welcome to DeFoor ...

DeFoor is located in Winston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of DeFoor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

DeFoor is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near DeFoor ...

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

• Haleyville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Haleyville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <4>
• Hackleburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
  • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
• Phil Campbell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
  • Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <4>
• Double Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Double Springs is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <4>
• Bear Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Bear Creek is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <4>
• Brilliant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <4>
• Lynn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
• Nauvoo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
• Natural Bridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Bridge
  • Natural Bridge is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Bridge <4>
• Delmar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Winston 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 DeFoor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for DeFoor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for DeFoor ...

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

Adding DeFoor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the DeFoor post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for DeFoor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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