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Welcome to South Calera ...

South Calera is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Calera, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for South Calera: S. Calera

South Calera is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Calera: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near South Calera ...

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

  • Alabaster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chelsea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clanton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Montevallo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbiana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jemison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Indian Springs Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
  • Thorsby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Calera ...

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

Adding South Calera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Calera 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 South Calera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Calera post office opened in 1888. The South Calera post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Calera.

Footnotes ...

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