Welcome to Ledbetter ...

Ledbetter is located in Talladega County<1>.

The location of Ledbetter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledbetter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Ledbetter is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Ledbetter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ledbetter - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ledbetter.

Communities near Ledbetter ...

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

• Talladega
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
• Pell City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <4>
• Sylacauga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
  • Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <4>
• Lincoln
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Childersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg
  • Childersburg is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childersburg <4>
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Vincent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>
• Wilsonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
• Westover
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
• Harpersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
  • Harpersville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledbetter ...

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

Adding Ledbetter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledbetter in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ledbetter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ledbetter post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledbetter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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