Welcome to Gantts Quarry ...

The town of Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gantts Quarry, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Gantts Quarry is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gantts Quarry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Gantts Quarry ...

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

Sylacauga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <4>
Childersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Childersburg is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childersburg <4>
Columbiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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- Columbiana is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,682 people
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Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
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Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Wilsonville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
Harpersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Harpersville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
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Goodwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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- Goodwater is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
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Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Rockford is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
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Kellyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 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 Gantts Quarry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gantts Quarry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gantts Quarry ...

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

Adding Gantts Quarry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gantts Quarry 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 Gantts Quarry was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Gantts Quarry on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Alabama (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gantts Quarry.

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 Gantts Quarry - 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 Gantts Quarry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Gantts Quarry 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.
<5>	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.