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Welcome to Kowaliga ...

Kowaliga is located in Elmore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kowaliga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Kowaliga is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Kowaliga (for example, toward West Point (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Kowaliga: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Kowaliga ...

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

  • Alexander City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wetumpka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallassee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dadeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eclectic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kellyton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Benson ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kowaliga ...

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

Adding Kowaliga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kowaliga 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 Kowaliga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kowaliga post office opened in 1873. The Kowaliga post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kowaliga.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kowaliga - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Kowaliga area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Kowaliga 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/