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Welcome to Martins ...

Martins is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Martins: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Martins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Martins: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Escambia County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 10 communities that are also named Martins - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Martins ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alabaster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pelham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Trussville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martins ...

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

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 Martins - 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 Martins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Martins 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.