Marvyn, Alabama
| Marvyn | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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Marvyn's abandoned service station located at the intersection of Alabama Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 80. | |
  Marvyn Location within the state of Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°26′21″N 85°21′51″W / 32.43917°N 85.36417°WCoordinates: 32°26′21″N 85°21′51″W / 32.43917°N 85.36417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lee |
| Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-6) |
| GNIS feature ID | 122351[1] |
Marvyn, also spelled Marvin, is an unincorporated community southerly located in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It sits at the crossroads of Alabama Highway 51 and U.S. Highway 80, and in the Lee County "panhandle" between Russell County and Macon County. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Area.
History
Marvyn was originally located in Russell County, but was granted to Lee County in 1923 in exchange for Phenix City. A soil series is named after Marvyn, as it was first described in the area. The Marvyn soil series is described as a "fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Typic Hapludults.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marvyn, Alabama
- ↑ Claude E. Boyd (31 July 1995). Bottom Soils, Sediment, and Pond Aquaculture. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-412-06941-3.
- Barnes, Margaret Anne (1998). The Tragedy and the Triumph of Phenix City, Alabama. Macon, Ga., Mercer University Press. ISBN 0-86554-613-4
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