Little River, Cherokee County, Alabama

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Little River, Alabama
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Little River, Alabama
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Little River, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°16′53″N85°40′24″W / 34.28139°N 85.67333°W / 34.28139; -85.67333
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation
581 ft (177 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID121858 [1]

Little River is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. [1]

History

The community is likely named for the nearby Little River. A post office was established under the name in 1858. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Little River, Cherokee County, Alabama". 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. 85. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.