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Welcome to Houses Ferry ...

Houses Ferry is located in Chilton County<1>.

Houses Ferry is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Houses Ferry ...

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

  • Clanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jemison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Thorsby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Deatsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rockford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Talladega Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Verbena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Verbena is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Lightwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
  • Marbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houses Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Houses Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.