Welcome to Southern ...
So far, we found very little information about Southern. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Southern to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Southern, please Contact Us.
Southern would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.
The location of Southern has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Southern, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Southern is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Southern was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Southern (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Southern once stood is in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities near Southern ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Southern.
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <6>
- Guntersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Arab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Arab is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <6>
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <6>
- Owens' Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <6>
- Triana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <6>
- Gurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <6>
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
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 Southern. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southern.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Southern. 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 Southern.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Southern. See our Newspapers Page for Southern.
Adding Southern to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Southern in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Southern was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Southern post office opened in 1868.
We also found Southern in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Southern.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Southern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southern - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |