Welcome to Gravelly Springs ...
Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gravelly Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Gravelly Springs: Gravelly Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gravelly Spngs. or Gravelly Sprngs.)
Gravelly Springs is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Gravelly Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Gravelly Springs: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Gravelly Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gravelly Springs.
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Muscle Shoals
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <4>
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Sheffield is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
- Tuscumbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
- Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <4>
- Iuka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
- Lutts
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <4>
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
- Saint Florian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert 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 Gravelly Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gravelly Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gravelly Springs. 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 Gravelly Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravelly Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Gravelly Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gravelly Springs ...
Looking for more information about Gravelly Springs? 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 Gravelly Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gravelly Springs.
Adding Gravelly Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gravelly Springs 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 Gravelly Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Gravelly Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gravelly Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gravelly Springs. 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 Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gravelly Springs - 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 Gravelly Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Gravelly Springs 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. |
| <6> | 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. |