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Welcome to Echols Hill ...

Echols Hill is located in Madison County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Echols Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Echols Hill is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Echols Hill: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Echols Hill ...

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

  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
  • New Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
    • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
  • Triana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Gurley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Paint Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
    • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Mooresville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
    • Mercury is located in Madison County
  • Country Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Country Village is located in Madison 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 Echols Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Echols Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Echols Hill ...

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

Adding Echols Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Echols Hill 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 Echols Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Echols Hill post office opened in 1899.

We also found Echols Hill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Echols Hill.

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Echols Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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