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Welcome to Triana ...

The town of Triana is located in Madison County<1>.

Triana was established in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Triana has a population of 948 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Triana is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Triana: 256 & 938<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Triana had an population of 948 people. This is an increase of 91.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 106.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Triana had a population of 496 people. This makes Triana the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Triana represents 0.01% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 337th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 496 people, the population of Triana increased 8.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 458 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Triana.

Communities near Triana ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
  • Hartselle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Priceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Falkville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint City
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Triana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Triana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Triana ...

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

Adding Triana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Triana post office opened in 1819. The Triana post office closed in 1987.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Triana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Triana.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Triana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Triana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Triana area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/