Corner, Alabama

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Coordinates: 33°48′01″N 86°56′31″W / 33.80028, -86.94194
Corner, Alabama
— Unincorporated community —
Location of Corner in Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Jefferson
Elevation ^[1]	761 ft (232 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code
Area code(s)	205
FIPS code	01-01073^[2]
GNIS feature ID	116654

Corner is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.

1 Geography
2 Schools
3 Activities
4 References

[edit] Geography

Corner is located at 33°48′01″N, 86°56′31″W (33.8003810, -86.942220).^[1] It lies 762 feet (232 m) above sea level.

It is situated in the corner of Jefferson County, hence the name, opposite Empire in Walker County and Hayden in Blount County. The community is about 6 miles west of Warrior. Much of it lies upon York Mountain, and as far away as Birmingham may be seen on clear days.

Residents of Corner carry either Dora (648) or Warrior (647, 590) telephone prefixes and Dora, Warrior, or Empire ZIP codes. Territory is often defined by school zone, and the exact boundary is unclear between Corner and neighboring communities such as Bagley.

Corner High School, with an enrollment of about 1,000 in grades K-12, is the area's focal point.

[edit] Schools

Corner High School and Corner Elementary School are located at the intersection of Bagley (Mayfield) Road and Corner School Road. Their mascot is the Fighting Yellow Jacket. Corner High School is a Division 4-A school with many varsity sports. It is also home to a notable drama troupe, under director Michael Putman and assistant Catherine Strickland.

It has also been stated^[who?] that Corner High School is haunted by many spirits. The original school was built over a grave yard from the early 1800s. Under the stage of the old auditorium is an old locker room where a young boy hanged himself in the 1940s. Late at night, one can hear footsteps in the halls.^{[citation needed]}