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Welcome to Enon ...

Enon is located in Bullock County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Enon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Enon is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Enon: (334)

Communities Also Named Enon ...

While we believe that this Enon is located in Bullock County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Enon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cullman, Houston and Pike County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 30 communities that are also named Enon - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Enon ...

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

  • Union Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hurtsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
    • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Bullock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Three Notch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Notch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
    • Three Notch is located in Bullock County
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
  • Comer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
    • Comer is located in Barbour County
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Armstrong is located in Macon County
  • Fort Davis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Davis
    • Fort Davis is located in Macon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Davis <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enon ...

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

Adding Enon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enon post office opened in 1842.

We also found Enon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enon.

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

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 Bullock, 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 Enon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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