Welcome to Ten Islands ...

Ten Islands is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ten Islands, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Ten Islands is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Ten Islands: 256 & 938<3>

Websites for Ten Islands ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ten Islands, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ten Islands ...

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

• Gadsden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Anniston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <4>
• Jacksonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Rainbow City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
  • Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <4>
• Southside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
• Lincoln
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Attalla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <4>
• Glencoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Hokes Bluff
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
  • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <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 Ten Islands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ten Islands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ten Islands ...

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

Adding Ten Islands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ten Islands 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 Ten Islands was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Ten Islands post office opened in 1840.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ten Islands.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

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