Welcome to Sapps ...
Sapps is located in Pickens County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sapps, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Sapps is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sapps lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sapps: 205 & 659<3>
Communities near Sapps ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sapps.
- Aliceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Pickensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Ethelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- McMullen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Archer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
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 Sapps. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sapps.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sapps. 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 Sapps.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sapps. See our Newspapers Page for Sapps.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sapps ...
Looking for more information about Sapps? 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 Sapps, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sapps.
Adding Sapps to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sapps 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 (so far) for Sapps was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sapps post office opened in 1893. The Sapps post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sapps.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sapps - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Sapps area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Sapps 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/ |