Welcome to Refuge ...

Refuge is located in Talladega County<1>.

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

Refuge is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Refuge: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Refuge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Refuge - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Refuge ...

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

Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oxford is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
Anniston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anniston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <4>
Talladega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
Pell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <4>
Southside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
Odenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Odenville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odenville <4>
Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
Ashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville is located in Saint Clair County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <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 Refuge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Refuge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Refuge ...

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

Adding Refuge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Refuge 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 Refuge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Refuge post office opened in 1886. The Refuge post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Refuge.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Refuge - 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 Refuge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Refuge 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/