Powderly
Powderly is a hamlet in Jefferson, Alabama. Powderly is situated nearby to the hamlet Jones Valley, as well as near Germania.Places of Interest
Highlights include West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church
Church
Photo: Quentin Melson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church is a historic church at 1680 19th Place SW in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built between 1959 and 1965 when the main sanctuary was dedicated.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Church
Photo: Y.D.McGinty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church is a historic church located at 1460 Pearson Avenue SW in Birmingham, Alabama. The parish was established in 1911 and the church completed in 1930. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of Powderly.
Miles Memorial College
College
Miles College is a private historically black college in Fairfield, Alabama. Founded in 1898, it is associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and a member of the United Negro College Fund. Miles Memorial College is situated 2½ miles west of Powderly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midfield and Wenonah.
Midfield
Village
Midfield is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, located two miles south of the Birmingham suburb of Fairfield. It incorporated in 1953. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,211. Midfield is situated 2 miles west of Powderly.
Wenonah
Hamlet
The Wenonah community was the name of one of a series of Red Mountain ore mining camps for employees of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. Wenonah is situated 2½ miles southwest of Powderly.
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 3 miles northeast of Powderly.
Powderly
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Carrollsville” and “Carrollton”
- Category: locality
- Location: Jefferson, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.46844° or 33° 28′ 6″ northLongitude
-86.87138° or 86° 52′ 17″ westElevation
568 feet (173 metres)Open location code
865MF49H+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 153662080OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4084687
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