Alexis, Alabama

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Alexis
Unincorporated community
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Alexis
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°10′44″N85°30′44″W / 34.17889°N 85.51222°W / 34.17889; -85.51222
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID112987 [1]

Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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History

A post office called Alexis was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906. [2] Alexis is the Anglicization of a Cherokee name, according to local history. [3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850 [4] -2010 [5] for Alabama, Alexis has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexis". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 39. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "United States Census 1850" (PDF).
  5. ↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".
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