Elyton
Elyton, Alabama, was the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama from 1821 to 1873. It was the county's second seat, after Carrollsville. In 1873 the courthouse was moved to Birmingham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: neighborhood and former town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
- Also known as: “Elyton, Alabama” and “Frog Level”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens and Legion Field.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens
Park
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, or Arlington Historic House, is a former plantation and 6 acres of landscaped gardens near downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
Legion Field
Stadium
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events.
Bill Battle Coliseum
Stadium
Bill Battle Coliseum is a 2,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The arena opened in 1981 and was home to the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers basketball team.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Homewood.
Birmingham
Photo: Patrick Cain, CC BY 3.0.
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama, and its cultural and economic nucleus. While it's best remembered as the site of protest, bombings, and other racial tumult during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, visitors to the Birmingham of today will find a pleasant green city of ridges, valleys, attractive views, and friendly, hospitable people.
Homewood
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
Homewood is located in Metropolitan Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham famous as the home of Samford University.
Avondale
Neighborhood
Avondale was a company town built around the Avondale Mills east of Birmingham, Alabama in Jefferson County. The town was incorporated on March 18, 1887. Avondale is situated 4 miles east of Elyton.
Elyton
- Categories: former town, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.5015° or 33° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
-86.84082° or 86° 50′ 27″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
865MG525+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 153813309OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Elyton” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “イーライトン”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walker Memorial Methodist Church and Baptist Medical Center-Princeton heliport.
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