Samford University

Samford University is a private Christian university in , United States. Homewood is an inner-suburb of . Samford was founded by Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: School
  • Description: private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama
  • Also known as: “Howard College”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include A Hamilton Reid Chapel (Samford University) and Birmingham Zoo.

Church
Photo: Sweetmoose6, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 950 feet east of Samford University.

Zoo
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The is a zoological park that opened in 1955 in , United States. The is an independent, not for profit, 501 organization, and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, participating in AZA Species Survival Plans. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Samford University.

Park
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The is 67.5-acre of botanical gardens located adjacent to at the southern foot of Red Mountain in , United States. is situated 2 miles northeast of Samford University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homewood and Vestavia Hills.

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is located in , a suburb of famous as the home of Samford University.

Town
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, colloquially known simply as Vestavia, is a city in and Counties, Alabama, United States. The population was 39,102 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 38,306 in 2025, making it is the third-largest city in Jefferson County, after and , and making it is the fourteenth-largest city in Alabama.

Town
Photo: Robert Donovan, CC BY 2.0.
is a city located in southeastern , United States, and a suburb of . Its population at the 2020 census was 22,461. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Samford University.

Samford University

Latitude
33.46511° or 33° 27′ 54″ north
Longitude
-86.79332° or 86° 47′ 36″ west
Elevation
728 feet (222 metres)
Open location code
865MF684+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358916396
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
4088344
Wiki­data ID
Q6381586
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Samford University” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة سامفورد”
  • Asturian: “Universidá de Samford”
  • Catalan: “Universitat de Samford”
  • Chinese: “山佛大學”
  • Chinese: “桑福德大学”
  • Chinese: “桑福德大學”
  • Chinese: “沙姆福德大學”
  • Chinese: “萨姆福特大学”
  • Chinese: “薩姆福特大學”
  • Finnish: “Samfordin yliopisto”
  • French: “Université Samford”
  • Greek: “Πανεπιστήμιο Σάμφορντ”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת סמפורד”
  • Irish: “Ollscoil Samford”
  • Italian: “Samford University”
  • Japanese: “サムフォード大学”
  • Luxembourgish: “Samford Universitéit”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه سمفورد”
  • Russian: “Сэмфордский университет”
  • Spanish: “Universidad de Samford”
  • Spanish: “Universidad Samford”
  • Swedish: “Samford University”
  • Welsh: “Prifysgol Samford”
  • “Samford”

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