Siluria, Alabama

Siluria, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Siluria, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W / 33.22917°N 86.82500°WCoordinates: 33°13′45″N 86°49′30″W / 33.22917°N 86.82500°W
Country United States
State Alabama
County Shelby
Elevation 492 ft (150 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 126847[1]

Siluria is an unincorporated community located in Shelby County, Alabama in the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. It was the home of a large cotton mill and company-built mill village which began operations in 1896 and finally closed in 1979. The community has been annexed by the city of Alabaster. It's named for the Silurian geological period because of rocks found there.[2] A post office was established in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1972.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Siluria". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Profile for Siluria, Alabama, AL". ePodunk. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th edition ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640732/

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