Asbury, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Asbury, Alabama
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Asbury
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Elevation Ft:1106
Elevation M:337
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:34.3781°N -86.1261°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:35951
Area Code:256
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1729820

Asbury is an unincorporated community located on Sand Mountain in eastern Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is located about nine miles east of the county seat of Guntersville. The community was named after a Methodist church, which was named for one of the first Methodist Episcopal Church bishops, Francis Asbury.[1]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[2] -2010[3] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Asbury harbors strong community spirit . Gadsden Times . June 12, 1988 . 28 April 2015 . Powell, Andy . C1.
  2. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  3. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  4. Web site: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing.