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Fort Williams Ferry is located in Talladega County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Williams Ferry: Ft. Williams Ferry

Fort Williams Ferry is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Williams Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Fort Williams Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Williams Ferry.

  • Pelham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Calera
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chelsea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylacauga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Childersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbiana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jemison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Vincent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>
  • Wilsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Westover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Westover is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 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 Fort Williams Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Williams Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Williams Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Williams Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Williams Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Williams Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.