Welcome to Wills Valley ...
Wills Valley is located in DeKalb County<1>.
The location of Wills Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wills Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
A typical abbreviation for Wills Valley: Wills Vly. (or less commonly used: Wills Vally. or Wills Vlly.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wills Valley for more information about variations on the name of Wills Valley.
Wills Valley is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wills Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Wills Valley (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Wills Valley: 256 & 938<4>
Communities near Wills Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wills Valley.
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <5>
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagar
- Henagar is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henagar <5>
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
- Sylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
- Fyffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <5>
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Geraldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
- Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <5>
- Section
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Section is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <5>
- Ider
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ider have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ider
- Ider is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ider <5>
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 Wills Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wills Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wills Valley. 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 Wills Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wills Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Wills Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wills Valley ...
Looking for more information about Wills Valley? 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 Wills Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wills Valley.
Adding Wills Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wills Valley 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 Wills Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wills Valley post office opened in 1855.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wills Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wills Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wills Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Wills Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Wills Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |