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Welcome to Lentzville ...

Lentzville is located in Limestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lentzville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Lentzville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lentzville: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Lentzville ...

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

  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Trinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
  • Ardmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Ardmore is located in Limestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
  • Rogersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ardmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
  • Town Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
    • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <4>
  • Lexington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • North Courtland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
    • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lentzville ...

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

Adding Lentzville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lentzville post office opened in 1859.

We also found Lentzville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lentzville.

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

The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lentzville - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Lentzville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Lentzville 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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