Welcome to Underwood ...
Underwood is located in Shelby County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Underwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Underwood: 205 & 659<3>
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)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- 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.<5> 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 <4>
- Calera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montevallo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Underwood - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Underwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Underwood 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |