Alexis, Alabama

Alexis is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Alexis
Unincorporated community
Alexis
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°10′44″N 85°30′44″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID112987[1]

History

A post office called Alexis was established in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[2] Alexis is the Anglicization of a Cherokee name, according to local history.[3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[4]-2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

References
  1. "Alexis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 39. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".


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