Key, Alabama

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Key
Unincorporated community
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Key
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°06′09″N85°32′04″W / 34.10250°N 85.53444°W / 34.10250; -85.53444
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation
640 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID121167 [1]

Key is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.

History

A post office called Key was established in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936. [2] The name comes from Lockey, a family of settlers. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Key". 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. 45. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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