Welcome to Larkinsville ...

Larkinsville is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Larkinsville is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Larkinsville: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Larkinsville ...

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

• Scottsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
  • Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scottsboro
  • From Larkinsville to Scottsboro
• New Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • New Hope is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Hope
  • From Larkinsville to New Hope
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <4>
• Hollywood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Hollywood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hollywood
  • From Larkinsville to Hollywood
• Powell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Powell is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Powell
  • From Larkinsville to Powell
• Grant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grant
  • From Larkinsville to Grant
• Skyline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Gurley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gurley
  • From Larkinsville to Gurley
• Section
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
  • Section is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Section
  • From Larkinsville to Section
• Woodville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Woodville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodville
  • From Larkinsville to Woodville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larkinsville ...

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

Adding Larkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Larkinsville 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 Larkinsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Larkinsville post office opened in 1832.

We also found Larkinsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larkinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Larkinsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/