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Welcome to Town Creek Ferry ...

Town Creek Ferry is located in Marshall County<1>.


The location of Town Creek Ferry has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Town Creek Ferry: Town Crk. Ferry (or less commonly used: Town Ck. Ferry or Town Cr. Ferry)

Town Creek Ferry is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Town Creek Ferry: (256) & (938)<4>

Communities near Town Creek Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Town Creek Ferry.

  • Albertville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Boaz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
  • Guntersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • Arab
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <5>
  • New Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Crossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Fyffe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
    • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <5>
  • Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Town Creek Ferry ...

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

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Town Creek Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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