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Welcome to West Blocton ...The town of West Blocton is located in Bibb County<1>. The location of West Blocton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of West Blocton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. A typical abbreviation for West Blocton: W. Blocton From the Census Estimates for 2019, West Blocton has a population of 1,244 people<3> (see below for details). West Blocton is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: West Blocton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for West Blocton: (205) & (269)<5> The ZIP code for West Blocton: 35184<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Blocton had an population of 1,244 people. This is an increase of 0.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.33% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, West Blocton had a population of 1,240 people (or 5.41% of the total population of Bibb County). This makes West Blocton the county's 4th most populous community. The population of West Blocton represents 0.03% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 234th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,240 people, the population of West Blocton decreased 9.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,372 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for West Blocton. Communities near West Blocton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Blocton.
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 West Blocton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Blocton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Blocton. 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 West Blocton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Blocton. See our Newspapers Page for West Blocton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Blocton ...Looking for more information about West Blocton? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for West Blocton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Blocton. Adding West Blocton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of West Blocton 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 West Blocton was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found West Blocton on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Alabama (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for West Blocton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Blocton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Bibb County: www.co.bibb.ga.us/ The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/ Footnotes ...
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