Welcome to South Calera ...

South Calera is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of South Calera has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for South Calera: (205) and (659)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Pelham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Chelsea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <5>
• Clanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
  • Clanton is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <5>
• Montevallo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <5>
• Columbiana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• Jemison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemison
  • Jemison is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemison <5>
• Indian Springs Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
  • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
• Thorsby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsby
  • Thorsby is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorsby <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 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 for South Calera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found South Calera in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

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