Welcome to Taft ...

Taft is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Taft: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Taft ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Taft - they are located in British Columbia, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taft.

Communities near Taft ...

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

Fort Payne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Payne
- From Taft to Fort Payne
Rainsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <4>
Summerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summerville
- From Taft to Summerville
Centre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centre
- From Taft to Centre
Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Collinsville
- From Taft to Collinsville
Sylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
Fyffe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <4>
Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leesburg
- From Taft to Leesburg
Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sand Rock
- From Taft to Sand Rock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taft ...

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

Footnotes ...

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