Snead is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,032. First settled in 1839, what is now Snead began to expand in the 1850s when local businessman G.W. White built a gristmill on the nearby Black Warrior River. The town is named for John Snead, who became its first postmaster in 1882. The Town of Snead …Snead is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,032. First settled in 1839, what is now Snead began to expand in the 1850s when local businessman G.W. White built a gristmill on the nearby Black Warrior River. The town is named for John Snead, who became its first postmaster in 1882. The Town of Snead incorporated in 1966.