Welcome to Searcy ...
Searcy is located in Butler County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Searcy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Searcy is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Searcy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Searcy: 334
Communities Also Named Searcy ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Searcy - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Searcy.
Communities near Searcy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Searcy.
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Fort Deposit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fort Deposit is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Deposit <3>
- Mosses
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Hayneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayneville
- Hayneville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayneville <3>
- Gordonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Honoraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Bolling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Bragg's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Butler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <3>
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 Searcy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Searcy.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Searcy. 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 Searcy.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Searcy. See our Newspapers Page for Searcy.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Searcy ...
Looking for more information about Searcy? 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 Searcy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Searcy.
Adding Searcy to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Searcy 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 Searcy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Searcy post office opened in 1880.
We also found Searcy in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Searcy.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Searcy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Searcy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |