Laniers, Alabama

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Laniers, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Laniers, Alabama
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Laniers, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°22′53″N86°19′39″W / 33.38139°N 86.32750°W / 33.38139; -86.32750
Country United States
State Alabama
County Talladega
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156581 [1]

Laniers, also known as Laniersville, is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States.

History

Laniers is named for the Lanier family, who settled in the area in the 1890s. [2] A post office operated under the name Laniers from 1903 to 1907. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Laniers". 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. 81. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Talladega County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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