Welcome to Underwood ...

Underwood is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Underwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Underwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Underwood is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Underwood: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Underwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Underwood: This one is located in Shelby County and the other is located in Lauderdale County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 21 communities that are also named Underwood - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ontario (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Underwood ...

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

• Hoover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Alabaster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Bessemer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Pelham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Helena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Calera
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <5>
• Chelsea
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <5>
• Montevallo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <5>
• Columbiana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• Lake View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Underwood ...

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

Adding Underwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Underwood post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Underwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

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