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Welcome to Stemley ...

Stemley is located in Talladega County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stemley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Stemley is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Stemley (for example, toward Bowdon (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Stemley: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Stemley ...

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

  • Talladega
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Moody
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Leeds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Margaret
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Childersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Odenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vincent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stemley ...

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

Adding Stemley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stemley 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 Stemley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stemley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Talladega, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stemley - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Stemley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Stemley 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.