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Welcome to Sewell Ferry ...

Sewell Ferry is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Sewell Ferry is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sewell Ferry (for example, toward Robealou Acres (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Sewell Ferry: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Sewell Ferry ...

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

  • Fort Payne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Piedmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Centre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Collinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cave Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Robealou Acres
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
  • Etna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Sand Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
  • Lyerly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyerly is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyerly <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sewell Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sewell Ferry - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Sewell Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Sewell Ferry 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.