Trimble, Alabama

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Trimble's location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°05′36″N86°56′55″W / 34.09333°N 86.94861°W / 34.09333; -86.94861 Coordinates: 34°05′36″N86°56′55″W / 34.09333°N 86.94861°W / 34.09333; -86.94861
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama
County Cullman
Elevation
160 m (525 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID153718 [1]

Trimble, also known as Trimble Town or Burch, is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.

History

Trimble is named after its first postmaster, William Trimble. [2] A post office operated under the name Trimble from 1886 to 1905. [3]

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References

  1. "Trimble". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 138. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Cullman County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.