Welcome to Linton ...

Linton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Linton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Linton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Linton: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Linton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Linton - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Linton ...

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

• Trussville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <5>
• Center Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <5>
• Gardendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
• Clay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Fultondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
  • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>
• Pinson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Pinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <5>
• Tarrant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
  • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
  • Tarrant has also been known as:
  • Tarrant City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <5>
• Springville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <5>
• Argo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Argo is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
• Adamsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Linton ...

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

Adding Linton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Linton 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 Linton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Linton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

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