Oakhurst
Oakhurst is a hamlet in Jefferson, Alabama. Oakhurst is situated nearby to the hamlet Zion Heights, as well as near Franklin Gardens.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include George Washington Carver High School and Bethel Baptist Church.
George Washington Carver High School
School
George Washington Carver High School is a four-year public high school in Birmingham, Alabama. It is one of seven high schools in the Birmingham City School System and is named for the American botanist and inventor, George Washington Carver.
Bethel Baptist Church
Church
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Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the Collegeville neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The church served as headquarters from 1956 to 1961 for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, which was led by Fred Shuttlesworth and active in the Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement. Bethel Baptist Church is situated 2 miles east of Oakhurst.
St. Luke AME Church
Church
Photo: Y.D.McGinty, CC BY 4.0.
St. Luke AME Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church at 2803 21st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was designed by the pioneering African American Architect Wallace Rayfield. St. Luke AME Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Oakhurst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birmingham and Forestdale.
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.
Forestdale
Town
Forestdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is north of the Birmingham city neighborhood of Ensley. At the 2020 census, the population was 10,409. Forestdale is situated 3½ miles west of Oakhurst.
Elyton
Hamlet
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. Elyton is situated 4 miles south of Oakhurst.
Oakhurst
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.55594° or 33° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
-86.83666° or 86° 50′ 12″ westElevation
627 feet (191 metres)Open location code
865MH547+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 153524695OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4081052
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