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Welcome to Little Shoal ...

Little Shoal is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Little Shoal: Little Shl.

Little Shoal is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Little Shoal: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Little Shoal ...

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

  • Bessemer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hueytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Midfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Adamsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Brighton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake View
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Lipscomb
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
  • Graysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Shoal ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Shoal - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Little Shoal area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Little Shoal 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.