Welcome to O'Neal ...

O'Neal is located in Limestone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Neal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

O'Neal is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for O'Neal: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named O'Neal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named O'Neal - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Neal.

Communities near O'Neal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Neal.

• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Athens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Limestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Trinity
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Ardmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Limestone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
• Rogersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Former name for Rogersville:
  • Rodgersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Ardmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
• North Courtland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
  • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
• Courtland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <4>
• Minor Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
  • Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 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 O'Neal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for O'Neal.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Neal ...

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

Adding O'Neal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the O'Neal post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Neal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

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