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Welcome to Short Camp ...

Short Camp is located in Walker County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Short Camp: Short Cp. (or less commonly used: Short Cmp.)

Short Camp is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Short Camp: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Short Camp ...

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

  • Hueytown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jasper is also located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
  • Pleasant Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Adamsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sumiton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumiton is also located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <4>
  • Graysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Dora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dora is also located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
  • Cordova
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cordova is also located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cordova <4>
  • Sylvan Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookside
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 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 Short Camp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Short Camp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Short Camp ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Short Camp - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Short Camp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Short Camp 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.