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Welcome to Vulcan ...

Vulcan is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vulcan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Vulcan is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Vulcan: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Vulcan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Vulcan - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vulcan ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Homewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Brook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hueytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gardendale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jasper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fultondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vulcan ...

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

Adding Vulcan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vulcan 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 Vulcan was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vulcan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vulcan - 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 Vulcan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Vulcan 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.