Welcome to Sayre ...

Sayre is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Sayre has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sayre, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Sayre is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Sayre: (205) & (659)<4>

The ZIP code for Sayre: 35139<5>

Communities Also Named Sayre ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Sayre: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 6 communities that are also named Sayre - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sayre ...

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

• Birmingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <6>
• Homewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <6>
• Center Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <6>
• Hueytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <6>
• Gardendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <6>
• Jasper
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <6>
• Pleasant Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <6>
• Fultondale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
  • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <6>
• Pinson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson
  • Pinson is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 7,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinson <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sayre ...

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

Adding Sayre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sayre 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 Sayre was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sayre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

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