Welcome to Gamble ...

Gamble is located in Walker County<1>.

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We aren't confident of the location of Gamble, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gamble, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Gamble is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Gamble: 205 & 659<4>

Communities near Gamble ...

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

Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Jasper is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
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Sumiton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
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Dora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Dora is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
Carbon Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- 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>
Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Cordova is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
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Double Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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- 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>
Parrish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
Oakman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
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Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
Sipsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 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 Gamble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gamble.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gamble ...

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

Adding Gamble to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gamble post office opened in 1879.

We also found Gamble in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gamble.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gamble. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gamble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Gamble area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Gamble area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/