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Welcome to Eagle ...

Eagle is located in Winston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eagle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Eagle is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Eagle ...

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

Beyond Alabama, there are 27 communities that are also named Eagle - they are located in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Quebec, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eagle ...

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

  • Cullman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Double Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Addison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Vinemont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Dodge City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Arley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slick Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eagle ...

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

Adding Eagle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eagle 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 (so far) for Eagle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eagle post office opened in 1894. The Eagle post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eagle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eagle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/