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Welcome to Watkins ...

Watkins is located in Shelby County<1>.

Watkins is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Watkins: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Watkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Watkins - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Watkins ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alabaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bessemer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Homewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pelham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Brook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Calera
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watkins ...

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

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 Watkins - 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 Watkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Watkins 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.