Welcome to Searight ...
Searight is located in Crenshaw County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Searight, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Searight is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Searight lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Searight: 334 & 483<3>
Communities near Searight ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Searight.
- Andalusia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Opp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Luverne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Babbie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- River Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Rutledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Carolina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
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 Searight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Searight.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Searight. 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 Searight.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Searight. See our Newspapers Page for Searight.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Searight ...
Looking for more information about Searight? 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 Searight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Searight.
Adding Searight to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Searight 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 Searight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Searight post office opened in 1892. The Searight post office closed in 1957.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Searight.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Crenshaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Searight - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Searight area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Searight 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/ |