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Welcome to Kewahatchie ...

Kewahatchie is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kewahatchie, 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.

Kewahatchie is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kewahatchie: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Kewahatchie ...

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

  • Alabaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Calera
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chelsea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sylacauga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clanton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Montevallo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Childersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbiana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jemison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kewahatchie ...

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

Adding Kewahatchie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kewahatchie 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 (so far) for Kewahatchie was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kewahatchie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kewahatchie - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Kewahatchie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Kewahatchie 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.