Welcome to Maylene ...

Maylene is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maylene, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Maylene is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Maylene: (205) and (659)<4>

The ZIP code for Maylene: 35114<5>

Communities near Maylene ...

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

• Hoover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <6>
• Vestavia Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <6>
• Alabaster
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <6>
• Bessemer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <6>
• Homewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <6>
• Pelham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <6>
• Helena
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
• Calera
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <6>
• Hueytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <6>
• Chelsea
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maylene ...

Looking for more information about Maylene? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Maylene, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Maylene.

Adding Maylene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maylene 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 Maylene was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Maylene post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maylene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

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