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Welcome to Talucah ...

Talucah is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Talucah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Talucah is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Talucah: 256 & 938<3>

Websites for Talucah ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities near Talucah ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hartselle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Priceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Triana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Falkville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talucah ...

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

Adding Talucah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Talucah post office opened in 1890. The Talucah post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talucah.

Footnotes ...

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