Shelby County is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 223,024, making it the sixth-most populous county in Alabama. The county seat is Columbiana. Its largest city is Alabaster. The county is named in honor of Isaac Shelby, Governor of Kentucky from 1792 to 1796 and again from 1812 to 1816. Shelby County is included in the Birmingham–Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Alabaster is a city and southern suburb of Birmingham in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 33,284. Alabaster is the 16th largest city in Alabama by number of residents.
Antioch is a small unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States, located south of Grove Hill along US Highway 43. It has several small churches and a fire department.
Asbury is an unincorporated community located on Sand Mountain in eastern Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is located about nine miles east of the county seat of Guntersville. The community was named after a Methodist church, which was named for one of the first Methodist Episcopal Church bishops, Francis Asbury.
Alton is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Alton is located along Interstate 459, 10 miles (16 km) east-northeast of downtown Birmingham. Alton has a post office with ZIP code 35015. Part of the community has been annexed into the city of Birmingham, while the remainder remains an unincorporated area surrounded by the city.
Aldrich is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States, that is now part of Montevallo.
Anderson, also known as Anderson Crossroad or Anderson Crossing, is an unincorporated community in Etowah County, Alabama, United States, located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Gadsden on U.S. Route 411. Although its boundaries aren't explicitly defined, as of 2010, it is located partly within the CDP of Tidmore Bend near the northeastern boundary of the adjacent CDP of Coats Bend.
Ada is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Ada is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 331 and Alabama State Route 94, 20 miles (32 km) south of Montgomery.
Abel is an unincorporated community in Cleburne County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Acton is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is partially located within the city of Hoover. It is not to be confused with the village of Acton, approximately 6+1⁄2 miles to the northeast in Jefferson County.
Adams Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.
Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.
Adler is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. A post office operated under the name Adler from 1887 to 1905. Adler lies entirely within the Oakmulgee District of the Talladega National Forest.
Augustin is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. A post office operated under the name Augustin from 1883 to 1943. Geologist George Perkins Merrill described a meteorite held in the National Museum of Natural History that was found in a field in Augustin.
Ardilla is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Ardilla is located along Alabama State Route 53, 1 mile southeast of Ross Clark Circle in Dothan.
Asbury is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
Alberton is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. Alberton is located along Alabama State Route 134, 9.7 miles (15.6 km) south-southwest of Elba.
Ava is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.
Argo is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States. Argo is located on U.S. Route 78, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) northwest of Sumiton.
Acton is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a suburban area bordering the city of Birmingham, centered around the intersection of Caldwell Mill Road and Old Looney Mill Road just west of the Cahaba River. It is not to be confused with the former mining village of Acton, Alabama in Shelby County (now within the city of Hoover, approximately 6+1⁄2 miles to the southwest as the crow flies. Initially, this Acton was also in Shelby County before a border adjustment shifted it into Jefferson County.
