Tanner Williams, Alabama

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Tanner Williams, Alabama
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Tanner Williams
Coordinates: 30°43′27″N88°22′12″W / 30.72417°N 88.37000°W / 30.72417; -88.37000 Coordinates: 30°43′27″N88°22′12″W / 30.72417°N 88.37000°W / 30.72417; -88.37000
Country United States
State Alabama
County Mobile
Elevation
180 ft (50 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID127668 [1]

Tanner Williams is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

History

Tanner Williams is named after two local landowners. [2] The Tanner Williams School, which is no longer in use, was first opened in 1914. [3]

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References

  1. "Tanner Williams". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 135. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. McKnight, Jo Anne. "Tanner Williams celebrates heritage". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved 10 April 2020.