Welcome to Wylam ...

Wylam is located in Jefferson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Wylam, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wylam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wylam is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wylam: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities near Wylam ...

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

• Birmingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birmingham <5>
• Hoover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
• Vestavia Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestavia Hills
  • Vestavia Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vestavia Hills <5>
• Alabaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Bessemer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Homewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
• Pelham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
• Trussville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <5>
• Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Mountain Brook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <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 Wylam. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wylam.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wylam ...

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

Adding Wylam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wylam 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 Wylam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wylam post office opened in 1888.

We also found Wylam in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wylam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wylam. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/