Welcome to Lim Rock ...

Lim Rock is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lim Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

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

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

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

Area Codes for Lim Rock: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Lim Rock ...

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

• Scottsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 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 Lim Rock to Scottsboro
• New Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • 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 Lim Rock to New Hope
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • 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 Lim Rock to Hollywood
• Powell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Powell
  • From Lim Rock to Powell
• Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • 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 Lim Rock to Grant
• Skyline
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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 Lim Rock to Gurley
• Section
  (12 miles [19.3 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 Lim Rock to Section
• Woodville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • 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 Lim Rock 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 Lim Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lim Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lim Rock ...

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

Adding Lim Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lim Rock post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lim Rock.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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