McCalla, Alabama

The U.S. Post Office in McCalla, Alabama

McCalla is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties, Alabama, United States,^[1] southwest of Bessemer and the geographic terminus of the Appalachian Mountains.^[2]

The community is named for Richard Calvin McCalla, a well known civil engineer, who served as chief engineer of several railroads throughout the South, including the Alabama and Chattanooga, the Tuscaloosa and Northern and the Knoxville and Ohio. He also served as surveyor of many of the rivers throughout the South.

Recreation

Tannehill State Park features a 19th-century blast furnace, the Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama, various historical buildings, rustic cabins, and a campground. The park also has a slave cemetery. The park is home to several festivals throughout the year, including the Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival, the Down Home Psaltery Festival, archery tournaments, a civil war reenactment, and other events.

Schools

The McCalla area is served by McAdory Elementary,^[3] McAdory Middle ^[4] and McAdory High ^[5] schools.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States County seat: Birmingham Cities Adamsville Bessemer Birmingham‡ Brighton Center Point Clay Fairfield Fultondale Gardendale Graysville Helena‡ Homewood Hoover‡ Hueytown Irondale Leeds‡ Lipscomb Midfield Mountain Brook Pinson Pleasant Grove Sumiton‡ Tarrant Trussville‡ Vestavia Hills‡ Warrior‡ Towns Argo‡ Brookside Cardiff County Line‡ Kimberly Maytown Morris Mulga North Johns Sylvan Springs Trafford West Jefferson CDPs Concord Edgewater Forestdale Grayson Valley McDonald Chapel Minor Mount Olive Rock Creek Unincorporated communities Alton Corner Docena Dolomite Hopewell Kimbrell‡ McCalla New Castle Palmerdale Sayre Shannon Watson Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 33°20′55″N 87°00′51″W / 33.34861°N 87.01417°W / 33.34861; -87.01417