Welcome to Neel ...

Neel is located in Morgan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Neel is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Neel: (256) and (938)<4>

Websites for Neel ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities Also Named Neel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Neel - they are located in Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Neel ...

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

• Decatur
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
  • Former names for Decatur:
  • Albany
  • New Decatur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Hartselle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
  • Hartselle is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <5>
• Priceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <5>
• Moulton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
  • Moulton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <5>
• Trinity
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Trinity is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <5>
• Falkville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
  • Falkville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <5>
• Flint City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
• Somerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
• Addison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <5>
• South Vinemont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
  • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neel ...

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

Adding Neel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neel 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 Neel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Neel post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

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