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Welcome to Lime Kiln ...

Lime Kiln is located in Colbert County<1>.

Lime Kiln is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lime Kiln: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Lime Kiln ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lime Kiln - they are located in California, Maryland, New York and Quebec.

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

Communities near Lime Kiln ...

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

  • Sheffield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tuscumbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Iuka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <4>
  • Cherokee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Burnsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Tishomingo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Paden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Caryton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Caryton is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
  • Oldham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lime Kiln ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lime Kiln - 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 Lime Kiln area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Lime Kiln 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.