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Welcome to River Bend ...

River Bend is located in Cullman County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for River Bend: River Bnd.

River Bend is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for River Bend: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named River Bend ...

While we believe that this River Bend is located in Cullman County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named River Bend. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb and Tallapoosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 15 communities that are also named River Bend - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near River Bend ...

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

  • Cullman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oneonta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hanceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrior
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Good Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Blountsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hayden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Locust Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Bend ...

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

Footnotes ...

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