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Jumbo, Alabama
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Jumbo, Alabama
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Jumbo, Alabama
Jumbo, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°58′02″N86°35′26″W / 32.96722°N 86.59056°W / 32.96722; -86.59056
Country United States
State Alabama
County Chilton
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 205, 659

Jumbo is an unincorporated community in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Jumbo was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [2]

A variety of dolomite, called the Jumbo Dolomite, is named for the community due to its presence in exposures and quarries near Jumbo. [3] [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jumbo, Alabama
  2. "Chilton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. Grace C. Keroher (1966). Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. p. 1948.
  4. Tull, J.F., Harris, A.G., Repetski, J.E., McKinney, F.K., Garrett, C.B. and Bearce, D.N., 1988. New paleontologic evidence constraining the age and paleotectonic setting of the Talladega slate belt, southern Appalachians.Geological Society of America Bulletin, 100(8), pp.1291-1299.