Welcome to Selfville ...

Selfville is located in Blount County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Selfville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Selfville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Selfville: (205) and (269)<4>

Communities near Selfville ...

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

• Trussville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <5>
• Center Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Gardendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Moody
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <5>
• Clay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Fultondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Pinson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Oneonta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Blount County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <5>
• Tarrant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
  • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
  • Tarrant has also been known as:
  • Tarrant City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <5>
• Margaret
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selfville ...

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

Adding Selfville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Selfville 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 Selfville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Selfville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Selfville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

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