The location of Widows Creek Station
Welcome to Widows Creek Station ...
Widows Creek Station is located in Jackson County.
The location of Widows Creek Station has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
A typical abbreviation for Widows Creek Station: Widows Crk. Sta. (or less commonly used: Widows Ck. Sta. or Widows Cr. Sta.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Widows Creek Station for more information about variations on the name of Widows Creek Station.
Widows Creek Station is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Widows Creek Station lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Widows Creek Station (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Telephone area codes for Widows Creek Station: (256) & (938)<3>
Communities near Widows Creek Station ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance as if you drove.<4>.
| Community | 2017<5> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Hollywood [Map] | 969 | SW | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Ider [Map] | 717 | S | 16 miles [25.7 km] |
| Pisgah [Map] | 701 | S | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Stevenson [Map] | 1,961 | SW | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Trenton (GA) [Map] | 2,233 | E | 14 miles [22.5 km] |
| Jasper (TN) [Map] | 3,316 | NE | 12 miles [19.3 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Widows Creek Station.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Widows Creek Station. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Widows Creek Station. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Widows Creek Station.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Widows Creek Station:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Widows Creek Station ...
Looking for more information about Widows Creek Station? 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.
Looking for more information about Widows Creek Station? 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 Widows Creek Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Widows Creek Station.
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Widows Creek Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Widows Creek Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Widows Creek Station) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Widows Creek Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9259, Longitude: -85.7605 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Widows Creek Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Widows Creek Station. |