Iron City, Alabama

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Iron City, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Iron City, Alabama
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Iron City, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°40′04″N85°39′51″W / 33.66778°N 85.66417°W / 33.66778; -85.66417
Country United States
State Alabama
County Calhoun
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID159848 [1]

Iron City, also spelled Ironcity, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.

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History

Iron City was named after the iron ore found in the area. [2] It was located on the Southern Railway route between Muscadine and Birmingham. [3] A post office called Ironcity was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Iron City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 76. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ Railroad Commission of Alabama (1914). Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Alabama. p. 444.
  4. ↑ "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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