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Welcome to Ozella ...

Ozella is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ozella, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Ozella is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Ozella (for example, toward West Point (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Ozella: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Ozella ...

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

  • Alexander City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallassee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dadeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eclectic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Site
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Kellyton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Goldville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 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 Ozella. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ozella.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ozella ...

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

Adding Ozella to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ozella in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ozella was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ozella post office opened in 1900. The Ozella post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ozella.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ozella - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ozella area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ozella 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/