Acmar, Alabama

Acmar, Alabama
Acmar, Alabama
Unincorporated community
	Acmar, Alabama Acmar, Alabama
	Coordinates: 33°37′17″N86°29′46″W / 33.62139°N 86.49611°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	St. Clair
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	164535

Last updated March 30, 2024

Acmar is a former unincorporated community and neighborhood within the city of Moody in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

Henry F. DeBardeleben, founder of the Alabama Fuel & Iron Company (AFICO), opened two coal mines at Acmar.^[2] The mines were serviced by the Central of Georgia Railway, with coal production peaking in 1926.^[2] In October 1935, one miner was killed and six were injured when strikers belonging to the United Mine Workers of America attempted to drive into the mines.^[3] The mines at Acmar closed in 1951. The community was later annexed into the city of Moody.

A post office was established at Acmar in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1987.^[4] Acmar is a conjoin of the names Acton and Margaret ^[5] AFICO also operated mines at both of these locations.^[2]

The Cahaba River originates near Acmar.^[6]

Demographics

Acmar Precinct (1930-50)

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	1,965	—
1940	1,850	−5.9%
1950	1,616	−12.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

Acmar village has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the 26th precinct within St. Clair County bore its name from 1930 to 1950.^[8] In the 1930 and 1940^[9] returns, when the census recorded racial statistics for the precincts, both times reported a White majority for the precinct. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the census division of Moody.^[10] The village itself was later annexed into the city of Moody.

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References

↑ "Acmar". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
1 2 3 James Sanders Day (June 24, 2013). Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama's Cahaba Coal Field. University of Alabama Press. pp. 64–86. ISBN 978-0-8173-1794-2.
↑ Robert H. Woodrum (2007). "Everybody was Black Down There": Race and Industrial Change in the Alabama Coalfields. University of Georgia Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8203-2739-6.
↑ "St. Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
↑ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
↑ Eddie Wayne Shell (2013). Evolution of the Alabama Agroecosystem: Always Keeping Up, but Never Catching Up. NewSouth Books. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-60306-203-9.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
↑ "Alabama" (PDF). Censos.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
↑ "Alabama" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
↑ "Alabama" (PDF). Censos.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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[1] "Acmar". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[Day2013-2] 1 2 3 James Sanders Day (June 24, 2013). Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama's Cahaba Coal Field. University of Alabama Press. pp. 64–86. ISBN 978-0-8173-1794-2.

[Woodrum2007-3] Robert H. Woodrum (2007). "Everybody was Black Down There": Race and Industrial Change in the Alabama Coalfields. University of Georgia Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8203-2739-6.

[4] "St. Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

[5] Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.

[Shell2013-6] Eddie Wayne Shell (2013). Evolution of the Alabama Agroecosystem: Always Keeping Up, but Never Catching Up. NewSouth Books. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-60306-203-9.

[7] "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

[8] "Alabama" (PDF). Censos.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[9] "Alabama" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[10] "Alabama" (PDF). Censos.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of St. Clair County, Alabama, United States
County seats: Ashville and Pell City
Cities	Ashville Leeds‡ Margaret Moody Pell City Springville Trussville‡	Map of Alabama highlighting St. Clair County
Towns	Argo‡ Odenville Ragland Riverside Steele Vincent‡
Unincorporated communities	Acmar Cooks Springs Cropwell New London Pinedale Shores Prescott St. Clair Springs Wattsville Whitney
Former towns	Branchville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Acmar, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°37′17″N86°29′46″W / 33.62139°N 86.49611°W / 33.62139; -86.49611
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	St. Clair
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	205, 659
GNIS feature ID	164535^[1]