Welcome to Powellville ...

Powellville is located in Walker County<1>.

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

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

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

Telephone area codes for Powellville: (205) and (659)<3>

Communities Also Named Powellville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Powellville - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Powellville ...

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

• Jasper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Kimberly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <4>
• Warrior
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
  • Warrior is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <4>
• Good Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
• Sumiton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
  • Sumiton is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
  • Former names for Sumiton:
  • Commercial
  • Democrat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <4>
• Graysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Graysville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <4>
• Dora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Dora is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
• Cordova
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
  • Cordova is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <4>
• Hayden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <4>
• Parrish
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish is located in Walker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 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 Powellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powellville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powellville ...

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

Adding Powellville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powellville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

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