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Welcome to Grissom Ferry ...

Grissom Ferry is located in Talladega County<1>.

Grissom Ferry is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Grissom Ferry and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Grissom Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Grissom Ferry ...

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

  • Talladega
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pell City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Moody
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Chelsea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Leeds
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Sylacauga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Margaret
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Childersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Odenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grissom Ferry ...

Looking for more information about Grissom 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 Grissom Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grissom 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 Grissom 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 Grissom Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Grissom 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.