Byrd, Alabama

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Byrd, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Byrd
Coordinates: 34°04′47″N88°07′56″W / 34.07972°N 88.13222°W / 34.07972; -88.13222
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marion
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659
GNIS feature ID163214 [1]

Byrd is an unincorporated community in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

The community is named after the Byrd family, who were early settlers of the area. They also donated land for a school to be built. The school served students in grades one through nine. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Byrd". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Barbara Woolbright Carruth (2009). Marion County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 108. ISBN   978-0-7385-6849-2.
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