Welcome to Dogtown ...

Dogtown is located in Walker County<1>.

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

Dogtown is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Dogtown: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Dogtown ...

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

Beyond Alabama, there are 29 communities that are also named Dogtown - they are located in California (3), Florida, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (6) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Dogtown ...

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

• Jasper
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
• Winfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Haleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Guin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
  • Guin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
• Carbon Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Carbon Hill is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill <5>
• Double Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Brilliant
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Oakman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
  • Oakman is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Former names for Oakman:
  • Day's Gap
  • Marietta
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
• Lynn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
• Glen Allen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 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 Dogtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dogtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dogtown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

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