Rock Run, Alabama

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Rock Run, Alabama
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Rock Run, Alabama
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Rock Run, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°01′40″N85°29′43″W / 34.02778°N 85.49528°W / 34.02778; -85.49528 Coordinates: 34°01′40″N85°29′43″W / 34.02778°N 85.49528°W / 34.02778; -85.49528
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation 732 ft (223 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID 155218 [1]

Rock Run is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. Rock Run is located on County Route 29, 13.6 miles (21.9 km) southeast of Centre.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Cherokee County, Alabama county in Alabama, United States

Cherokee County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,989. Its county seat is Centre,. The county is named for the Cherokee tribe.

Alabama State of the United States of America

Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

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History

Rock Run had its start as a mining community, and may have been named from a run on the rocks containing iron ore. [2] According to another story, a settler climbing a hill dislodged a rock, and watching it roll down the hill, said "Look at that rock run!" [3] A post office operated under the name Rock Run from 1883 to 1957. [4]

Mining community community that houses miners

A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.

Iron ore ore rich in iron or the element Fe

Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in colour from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite (Fe
3O
4, 72.4% Fe), hematite (Fe
2O
3, 69.9% Fe), goethite (FeO(OH), 62.9% Fe), limonite (FeO(OH)·n(H2O), 55% Fe) or siderite (FeCO3, 48.2% Fe).

Demographics

In 1890, it was listed on the U.S. Census as having 360 residents, making it the largest incorporated community in Cherokee County, narrowly ahead of Centre, the county seat.

Centre, Alabama City in Alabama, United States

Centre is a city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 3,489. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County and is part of the Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Historical population
Census Pop.%±
1890 360—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Below are photographs recorded in Rock Run during the Historic American Buildings Survey:

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References

  1. ↑ "Rock Run". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 46. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Smith Katie (Jun 17, 1984). "Names often lend special air to places". Gadsden Times. pp. B1. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.


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