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Welcome to Skelton Bend Estates ...

Skelton Bend Estates is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Skelton Bend Estates: Skelton Bnd. Ests.

Skelton Bend Estates is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Skelton Bend Estates: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Skelton Bend Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Skelton Bend Estates.

  • Tuscaloosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Northport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brookwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Berry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <4>
  • Coker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <4>
  • Lake Front Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
  • New Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Wood Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
  • Echola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
  • Alta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skelton Bend Estates ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skelton Bend Estates - 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 Skelton Bend Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Skelton Bend Estates 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.