Welcome to Yerkwood ...

Yerkwood is located in Walker County<1>.

Yerkwood is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Yerkwood: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Yerkwood ...

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

Birmingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206,950 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Yerkwood to Birmingham
Hueytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Yerkwood to Hueytown
Gardendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gardendale is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,113 people
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- From Yerkwood to Gardendale
Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Walker County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
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- From Yerkwood to Jasper
Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
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- From Yerkwood to Fairfield
Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
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- From Yerkwood to Pleasant Grove
Fultondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
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Tarrant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Yerkwood to Tarrant
Midfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Midfield is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,955 people
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Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
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- From Yerkwood to Adamsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yerkwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yerkwood - 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 Yerkwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Yerkwood 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.