Iron City, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Iron City, Alabama is located in Alabama
Iron City, Alabama
Iron City, Alabama
Iron City, Alabama is located in the United States
Iron City, Alabama
Iron City, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°40′04″N 85°39′51″W / 33.66778°N 85.66417°W / 33.66778; -85.66417
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID159848[1]

Iron City, also spelled Ironcity, is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States.

History

Iron City was named after the iron ore found in the area.[2] It was located on the Southern Railway route between Muscadine and Birmingham.[3] A post office called Ironcity was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Iron City". 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. 76. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ Railroad Commission of Alabama (1914). Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Alabama. p. 444.
  4. ^ "Calhoun County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2014.


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