Welcome to Painter ...

Painter is located in DeKalb County<1>.

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

Painter is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Painter: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Painter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Painter - they are located in California, Kansas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Painter ...

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

• Albertville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <4>
• Boaz
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
• Guntersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <4>
• Rainsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
  • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
• Collinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Crossville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
• Sardis City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
  • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
• Fyffe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
  • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <4>
• Powell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
• Grant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Painter ...

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

Adding Painter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Painter post office opened in 1900.

We also found Painter on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Painter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

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