Noccalula Falls

Noccalula Falls is a waterfall in Etowah County, Alabama. Noccalula Falls is situated nearby to the hamlet Bellevue, as well as near The Highlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Noccalula Falls Park and Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel.

Noccalula Falls Park

Park

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Noccalula Falls Park is a 250-acre public park located in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. The main feature of the park is a 90-foot waterfall. Trails wind through Black Creek Gorge past caves, an aboriginal fort, an abandoned dam, pioneer homestead, and Civil War carvings.

Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel

Church

Photo: Spyder Monkey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station are historic structures in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. The buildings were listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1988 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. Ruth Cross Memorial Chapel is situated 2 miles south of Noccalula Falls.

Saint James Catholic Church (Gadsden, Alabama)

Church

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Saint James Catholic Church (Gadsden, Alabama) is situated 2 miles south of Noccalula Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gadsden and Reece City.

Gadsden

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County, Alabama, United States. The population was 33,945 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 33,367 in 2025, making it is the eighteenth-largest city in Alabama.

Reece City

Village

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Reece City is a town in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in May 1956. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 615. Reece City is situated 2 miles north of Noccalula Falls.

Attalla

Town

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Attalla is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Attalla had a population of 5,827. Attalla is situated 4 miles west of Noccalula Falls.

Noccalula Falls

Type: Waterfall
Also known as: “Black Creek Falls”, “Nacalula Falls”, “Naccalulah Falls”, “Nachalula Falls”, “Nahculola Falls”, “Nahculoloa Falls”, “Nocalula Falls”, “Noccululu Falls”, and “The Falls”
Category: body of water
Location: Etowah County, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.04132° or 34° 2′ 29″ north

Longitude

-86.02145° or 86° 1′ 17″ west

Elevation

597 feet (182 metres)

Open location code

866M2XRH+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2391001086

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

GeoNames ID

4080317

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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