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Welcome to McAdory ...

McAdory is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

McAdory is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for McAdory: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near McAdory ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Alabaster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessemer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Brook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hueytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McAdory ...

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

Adding McAdory to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McAdory.

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